Our neighbor's friend named her baby girl Xylea, pronounced Zeel-e-uh.

I don't like it. I don't like how it looks, I think. It doesn't sound bad, it just looks odd.

What do you think?

Don't like it... sounds and looks like XE-RA the princess or another cartoon character :dead:

Nope, don't like the looks or the pronunciation. :down: When I first saw it, I thought it was pronounced "Zy-lee-a" (as in xylophone). Uhn-uh. :disbelief

Another tortured, "krehativ" spelling. IMO should be Zelia, if it's supposed to rhyme with Celia. Looks like a heartburn medicine name to me. :wtf:

Sorry - I don't like it either. It's too bad people do this to their children! I was going to ask if there was anyone out there that likes it, but I guess there are at least 2 adults that do!

I also thought Zy-lee-uh. And yes...at first glance (before I noticed what forum it was in), I thought it was a medication :lol:

I like the pronunciation, but IMO, they picked a shitty spelling!

I like the pronunciation, but IMO, they picked a shitty spelling!

:nod: I agree.

I would pronounce that name Zyla

It's... different. I don't like the spelling. That word doesn't say "Human being" to me. It says "Cough mixture". Zelia now, that's a name.

IMO should be Zelia, if it's supposed to rhyme with Celia.
Exactly! Thank you. I couldn't think of a good way to describe how it was pronounced.

I like Zelia. I just don't think any girl's name should start with an X. Try writing it in cursive. It's hard.

Yuck. That poor kid will be changing it when she hits 18 :lol:

Yeah, I like the name but not the spelling.

that is borderline child abuse! that kid will be called xylophone her entire school career.

Looks like a heartburn medicine name to me. :wtf:
Until I saw where this was posted I thought it was a thread about a new medication :lol:

I don't like it :disbelief

There really should be laws in this country... :lol:

My first thought was: Now i finally have a girl name starting with X for the next trivia game...
Funny spelling. Name itself sounds nice. Not my top choice but nice.

It's... different. I don't like the spelling. That word doesn't say "Human being" to me. It says "Cough mixture". Zelia now, that's a name.
:nod:

The pronunciation and the spelling are terrible, IMO. :dead:

Honestly, I thought you were posting about a new medication on the market...just in the wrong forum :lol:

People are always going to pronounce it ZY-LEAH. Baaaaaad choice of spelling.

I'm late getting here, but I don't care for it, either. It made me think of biology class - I have vague memories somewhere along the way of learning about the xyphoid process (was that biology, or anatomy?), and that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the name. :lol:

Another tortured, "krehativ" spelling. IMO should be Zelia, if it's supposed to rhyme with Celia. Looks like a heartburn medicine name to me. :wtf:
My thoughts exactly.

The spelling's awful and has nothing to do with how it's pronounced.

Isn't the xymoid bone one of the tiny ones in the ear? :lol:

xyphoid process (was that biology, or anatomy?)