Kaila

See also: kaila and kailā

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A female given name.
   • 1982 Kate Simon, Bronx Primitive: Portraits in a Childhood, Viking Press, →ISBN, 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 grandmother Kaila, not realizing how intensely Catholic a name it then was.

Anagrams

• Laika, laika

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Finnish

Etymology

Of multiple and obscure origins, explanations including a Häme dialectal form of kaisla (“rush”), hamlet named Kaila, Germanic first name Gailo, word kailava (“spotted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈkɑi̯lɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
• Syllabification: Kai‧la

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A surname​.

Declension

Inflection of Kaila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Kaila	Kailat
genitive		Kailan	Kailojen
partitive		Kailaa	Kailoja
illative		Kailaan	Kailoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kaila	Kailat
accusative	nom.	Kaila	Kailat
	gen.	Kailan
genitive		Kailan	Kailojen Kailainrare
partitive		Kailaa	Kailoja
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

Possessive forms of Kaila (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Kailani	Kailamme
2nd person	Kailasi	Kailanne
3rd person	Kailansa

Further reading

• Finnish Wikipedia: Kaila

Anagrams

• kaali, laaki, laika, lakia, likaa

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Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.la/, [ˈkɐjlə]
• (rapid speech) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛjlə]

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A female given name from Hawaiian .

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.