Which one is it??

[lnw91]

Is it Orla or Orlagh??
people write it both ways....
im confused
please tell me...
thnx

[OldFatGuy]

Her correct name is Órlagh.  She signs it that way.  She uses the shortened form as sort of a stage name, probably because she got tired of Americans mispronouncing it.

[gr8twh]

Silly Americans......but ya cant blame the girl. 

[Kimberly AJ]

I like "Orla" because it's a simple homonym from that original name.

[Mel]

I can relate to the mispronuncation of her name.

That is why I shortened mine from Melanie to Mel.

As much as love shorter names, for some reason I just use Orlagh because at one time I think she said she rather spell it that way. When I type Orla, it doesn't 'feel' right 

[Maggie]

Is it Orla or Orlagh??  im confused please tell me...

Her correct name is Órlagh.  She signs it that way.  She uses the shortened form as sort of a stage name, probably because she got tired of Americans mispronouncing it.

Same reason that Eithne Ní Bhraonáin became Enya.

[Cash]

Orla is a very nice name, and it's very cool and smart to use a 4 letter shortened version of a longer name. Several great examples...Mike for Michael, Rich for Richard,  Alex for Alexandra, Dave for David  Also there are very cool 4 letter first names like, Lisa, Lynn, Meav,  . Plus, some people might try to use the 'g' sound if its Orlagh and mess up the pronunciation. I would guess that most people say Orla in a correct way.