Saila
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A given name coined based on names like Aila, Laila, Saima, Soila (see Soile).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
- Syllabification(key): Sai‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Sai‧la
Proper noun
[edit]Saila
- a female given name
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of Saila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Saila | Sailat | |
| genitive | Sailan | Sailojen | |
| partitive | Sailaa | Sailoja | |
| illative | Sailaan | Sailoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Saila | Sailat | |
| accusative | nom. | Saila | Sailat |
| gen. | Sailan | ||
| genitive | Sailan | Sailojen Sailain rare | |
| partitive | Sailaa | Sailoja | |
| inessive | Sailassa | Sailoissa | |
| elative | Sailasta | Sailoista | |
| illative | Sailaan | Sailoihin | |
| adessive | Sailalla | Sailoilla | |
| ablative | Sailalta | Sailoilta | |
| allative | Sailalle | Sailoille | |
| essive | Sailana | Sailoina | |
| translative | Sailaksi | Sailoiksi | |
| abessive | Sailatta | Sailoitta | |
| instructive | — | Sailoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
[edit]- Saila is the 265th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,016 female individuals (and as a middle name to 203 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.