Isla???

KKS · Nov 9th, 2009, 05:34 AM

I love the name Isla but i pronounce it I-S-LA but think it's meant to be pronounced I-LA. Do you think that matters or is there another spelling for I-S-LA? Thanks.

nightkd · Nov 9th, 2009, 06:01 AM

I may be being dumb, but I don't understand your pronunciation

... Like...ICE-LA, IS-LA? Confused...

I do like the name Isla though, it's pretty without being overly 'girly' iykwim?

laurajo24 · Nov 9th, 2009, 06:05 AM

it is usually pronounced 'eye-la' but you can have it pronounced how you want! i have a girl in my class called Kia which is pronounced as 'ky-a'. it took me ages to get used to as i always try and say 'key-a'

we love the name isla for a girl. but OH's surname is White....

didn't want to name the poor girl after a channel island!!!!

nightkd · Nov 9th, 2009, 06:10 AM

^ Ha my step-mum was the same, my half sister would've been 'Isla Harris' (Isle of Harris)

KKS · Nov 9th, 2009, 06:29 AM

LOL! I had the same problem with Brooke as the surname is Wall. Too close to brick! Maybe change the spelling to make more sense like Isala?

MUMOF5 · Nov 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM

I like the name Isla, and if you want it pronounced differently then you will just have to correct people. I have to do that with my daughters name, a few get it right, but a lot dont

. Her name is Shani, pronounced Shaynee, but lots of people pronounce it Sharnie

. It does get a bit annoying to keep correcting people though, sometimes wish id spelt it differently. xx

country_girl8 · Nov 9th, 2009, 12:15 PM

dunno i like it how its meant to be pronounced

BlackBerry25 · Nov 9th, 2009, 12:21 PM

The name is pronounced Eye Lah so you will have to probably change the spelling somehow. I do love the name Isla though!

Midnight_Fairy · Nov 9th, 2009, 12:53 PM

I would prn Eye-lah

Isle of wight is not a channel island

thompsonic · Nov 9th, 2009, 12:59 PM

I love it- would pronounce it Eyela. However it will forever remind me of revision as I couldn't fit Islam on my timetable and had to put Isla, so that is what I have called it ever since... Don't think my daughter would appreciate being named after a religion!

Nov 9th, 2009, 05:34 AM	#1
KKS Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 334	Isla??? I love the name Isla but i pronounce it I-S-LA but think it's meant to be pronounced I-LA. Do you think that matters or is there another spelling for I-S-LA? Thanks.

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nightkd Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: British Expat in USA Posts: 8,375	I may be being dumb, but I don't understand your pronunciation ... Like...ICE-LA, IS-LA? Confused... I do like the name Isla though, it's pretty without being overly 'girly' iykwim?

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Nov 9th, 2009, 06:05 AM	#3
laurajo24 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 927	it is usually pronounced 'eye-la' but you can have it pronounced how you want! i have a girl in my class called Kia which is pronounced as 'ky-a'. it took me ages to get used to as i always try and say 'key-a' we love the name isla for a girl. but OH's surname is White.... didn't want to name the poor girl after a channel island!!!!

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Nov 9th, 2009, 06:10 AM	#4
nightkd Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: British Expat in USA Posts: 8,375	^ Ha my step-mum was the same, my half sister would've been 'Isla Harris' (Isle of Harris)

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Nov 9th, 2009, 06:29 AM	#5
KKS Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 334	LOL! I had the same problem with Brooke as the surname is Wall. Too close to brick! Maybe change the spelling to make more sense like Isala?

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Nov 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM	#6
MUMOF5 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 3,605	I like the name Isla, and if you want it pronounced differently then you will just have to correct people. I have to do that with my daughters name, a few get it right, but a lot dont . Her name is Shani, pronounced Shaynee, but lots of people pronounce it Sharnie . It does get a bit annoying to keep correcting people though, sometimes wish id spelt it differently. xx

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Nov 9th, 2009, 12:15 PM	#7
country_girl8 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,653	dunno i like it how its meant to be pronounced

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BlackBerry25 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15,180	The name is pronounced Eye Lah so you will have to probably change the spelling somehow. I do love the name Isla though!

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Midnight_Fairy Other BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Coast UK Posts: 17,299	I would prn Eye-lah Isle of wight is not a channel island

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thompsonic Waiting To Try (WTT) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 953	I love it- would pronounce it Eyela. However it will forever remind me of revision as I couldn't fit Islam on my timetable and had to put Isla, so that is what I have called it ever since... Don't think my daughter would appreciate being named after a religion!

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