Lila - how would you pronounce it?

Question

I’ve always liked how it sounds as LEE-La because that’s how you pronounce it in German. It means the color purple.
But when I look it up on name sites it’s always paired with Lyla or Layla and pronounce “LIE-La”
Just wondering what people would think when they saw Lila for a girls name!

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I think of it as Delilah. Also one of my students names was Lila and she pronounced it Lie-luh.

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I'm from the US and have only ever heard it said LIE-lah. I'd spell it Leela for your pronunciation, but if you're in Germany then spell it Lila.

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I think Leela, but I’m German.

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My daughter is Lilu and it’s pronounced leeloo :)

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Leelaki (is purple in Arabic ) close to your language lol

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Layla is a good option if you want it pronounced that way

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My sister in law name is Lila and is pronounced lee-luh. However before I met her, I’ve always said “lie-luh”

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I’m having this same problem!! I went to school with a Leila (pronounced lee-la) but when pondering it as a baby name everyone says it’s pronounced lie-la 🙄 only spelling to stop the confusion is Lela or Leelah an neither look as pretty in my opinion. 
My husband likes Lela but I’m not in love.

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My bffs little girls name is spelled Lila and pronounced Lie-la

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I think lie-lah. I knew a Leelah growing up

Lila - how would you pronounce it?

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