Kaila

See also kaila

English

Etymology

A rare name of Yiddish origin (קיילה (kaila)), but in modern use a spelling variant of Kayla.

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A female given name.
   • 1982 Kate Simon, Bronx Primitive: Portraits in a Childhood, Viking Press, ISBN 0670192392, page 23:

     How we got to Kate I don't know. My mother must have sought it to keep as clear as possible the link to her grandmothe Kaila, not realizing how intensely Catholic a name it then was.

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Finnish

Etymology

Of multiple origins, including a Häme dialectal form of kaisla (“rush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈkɑilɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
• Hyphenation: Kai‧la

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A surname.

Declension

Declension of Kaila (type kala) singular plural nominative Kaila Kailat genitive Kailan Kailojen Kailain1 partitive Kailaa Kailoja accusative Kaila Kailan Kailat inessive Kailassa Kailoissa elative Kailasta Kailoista illative Kailaan Kailoihin adessive Kailalla Kailoilla ablative Kailalta Kailoilta allative Kailalle Kailoille essive Kailana Kailoina translative Kailaksi Kailoiksi instructive – Kailoin abessive Kailatta Kailoitta comitative – Kailoineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• kaali, laaki, laika, lakia, likaa

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Hawaiian

Etymology

kaila (“style”),a loan word from English; can also be construed as ka (“the”) + ila (“dark birthmark; darkness; seedling”) .

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A female given name .

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaila occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 women.
• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1999-2008; there is no way to tell how many of these Kailas are English or Hawaiian.