Aila (name)
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Aila is a female given name found in several different languages, pronounced as "ay-luh" or "eye-luh" depending on origin. In Finnish, Aila (and the variant Aili), are names that originated in Lapland.[1] It comes from Inari Sámi, possibly ultimately an equivalent of Helga or Alice. In Scottish Gaelic, it means "from the strong place". It is also a variant spelling of the Turkish name Ayla (meaning "halo of the moon") and the Hebrew name Eilah (meaning "oak tree"). In Arabic and in Urdu, Aila means noble.
Given name
[edit]- Aila Flöjt (born 1946), Finnish ski orienteering competitor
- Aila Keto (born 1943), Australian conservationist of Finnish origin
- Aila Meriluoto (1924–2019), Finnish writer
- Aila Paloniemi (born 1956), Finnish politician
- Aila Winkler (born 1969), Croatian-American tennis player
Surname
[edit]- Eddie Aila, Papua New Guinean rugby football player
- Pururavas Aila, the first king of the Aila dynasty or the Somavamsha
- Shrouq Al Aila, Palestinian journalist
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Saarelma-Maunumaa, Minna [in Finnish] (17 October 2003). Edhina Ekogidho – Names as Links: The Encounter between African and European Anthroponymic Systems among the Ambo People in Namibia. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 250. ISBN 978-952-222-816-1. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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