Aila (name)
Aila is a female given name found in several different languages, normally pronounced as "eye-luh" but sometimes as "ay-luh" depending on origin. It is the Finnish equivalent of Helga or Olga, meaning "bringer of light". In Scottish Gaelic, it means "from the strong place". It is also a variant spelling of the Turkish name Ayla (meaning "halo") and the Hebrew name Eilah (meaning "oak tree"). In Arabic Aila means noble. Aila is more commonly spelled Ayla, but is also spelled Aila.
Notable people called Aila
- Aila Flöjt, Finnish ski-orienteer
- Aila Keto (born 1943), Australian conservationist
- Aila Meriluoto (born 1924), Finnish writer
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See also
- Eddie Aila, Papua New Guinean rugby football player
- Pururavas Aila, the first king of the Aila dynasty or the Somavamsha
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