Ayla (name)

Ayla
Pronunciation	[ajla]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Sanskrit / Turkish
Meaning	Sanskrit: “Light” "Earth" Turkish: "Halo of light around the moon (or the sun)" Urdu: “Noble” Scottish: "From a strong or resilient place" Hebrew: "Doe" Hebrew: "Oak Tree"
Region of origin	India; Turkey; Israel; Turkic Republics; British Isles
Other names
Related names	Aila, Aylin, Aylla, Aylanur, Tülin, Isla, Eilah

Ayla (also written Aila or Ila or Isla) is a feminine given name in Hindi, Turkish, Spanish and Scottish. The Hindu version originating from Sanskrit, means “light”, "earth", "born of knowledge" , in Turkish, it means "halo of light around the moon", in Urdu it means “Noble”. The Scottish translation is a variant of Aila or Isla meaning "from a strong and resilient place". Less commonly, it is also encountered in Hebrew. In Spanish, it means "Island". It is usually pronounced ‘eye-la’, but in Scottish as ‘ay-la’ as well. It is within the 100 most popular names for 2017 in Scotland, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Countries where it is used include England, United States, Turkey, Iran, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Turkish variants

Ayla in Turkish means "halo of light around the moon".[1] The name may also be encountered in other Turkic languages as, for example, an Azeri name.

Since Ayla is reserved for the feminine, it is usually synonymous with "moonlight", although it could also mean "halo" in general. "Ay" means "moon" in Turkish, so that "Ayla" means the "halo around the moon."[1] "Ayla" also means "with the moon" as a word ("ay" + "la" where "la" is used for "ile" which means "with" in Turkish). However, in the context of given names, its meaning is halo, and can be related to names Aylin (also deriving from "ay"), Tülin, or Aylanur.

Hindu variants

Ayla [Ila (Sanskrit: इल)] or Ilā [(Sanskrit: इला)] is an androgyne deity in Hindu legends. Ilā married Budha, the god of the planet Mercury and the son of the lunar deity Chandra (Soma), and bore him a son called Pururavas, the father of the Lunar dynasty. In the Vedas, Ilā is praised as Idā (Sanskrit: इडा), goddess of speech, and described as mother of Pururavas. The tale of Ila's transformations is told in the Puranas as well as the Indian epic poems, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[2][3]

Other variants

Ayla can also be seen as a variant of Hebrew name "Eilah" which means "doe" or "oak tree."[4]

Also, Ayla can be seen as a variant of the name Aila (or Isla) from Scottish meaning "from a strong and resilient place."[5]

Ayla is sometimes falsely identified as a variant of feminine Arabic name "Aliya" meaning "sublime" or "large". "Aliya" or "Aaliyah" is actually the female form of "Ali" or "Aali" and is an unrelated name. The Turkish variant of "Aaliyah" is closer to "Aliye" not "Alya." [6]

Ayla can be seen to bear similarities in phonetics to the word aura. Aura has its etymological roots in Greek. The Greek words aer—meaning "mist" or "air"—and aura—meaning "breeze" or "breath"—came to be connected to the concept of the east wind and dawn radiance.

People

Ayla (producer) (Ingo Kunzi), a German producer
Ayla Algan (born 1937), a Turkish film/stage actress and singer
Ayla Akat Ata, lawyer and politician
Ayla Brown (born 1988), American artist
Ayla Dikmen (born 1944), a Turkish singer
Ayla Erduran (born 1934), a Turkish violin player
Ayla Kalkandelen (1939–2002), Turkish entomologist
Ayla Kell, American actress
Safiye Ayla Targan (born 1907), a singer of Turkish classical music

Fictional people

Ayla, a character from the book series Earth's Children
Ayla, played by Daryl Hannah in the 1986 film The Clan of the Cave Bear (movie) based on the novel The Clan of the Cave Bear in the Earth's Children series by Jean Auel.
Ayla Ranzz, a character from DC Comics
Ayla, a character from the video game Chrono Trigger.

gollark: CC would be kind of æ to use.

gollark: The main issue is still billing for it, I think; do you charge the person who *created* a trusted script per invocation/by resource use somehow (and risk possible denial of service against a script by spamming it with transactions - not sure if this is actually a problem since it would be costly), or do you charge fees to the person invoking it (which is an issue as krist is not that divisible)?

gollark: No. Also, I reserve the right to not actually do this due to anything whatsoever.

gollark: Well, it could be launched separately and run along with krist if it was popular enough.

gollark: This isn't a suggestion for a krist feature, it could be run separately.

References

http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_kisiadlari&uid=1083
Williams, George Mason (2003). Handbook of Hindu mythology. Saint Barbara:ABC-CLIO Inc. p. pp. 210, 290.
Garg, Ganga Ram (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world. Concept Publishing Company. p. 17.
"Ayla Name Meaning & Origin". Baby Name Wizard. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
"Aila | Baby Name | Meaning & Popularity". Scottish Girls Names. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
Mike Campbell (2017-12-08). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Aaliyah". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

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[TurkDilKurumu-1] ttp://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_kisiadlari&uid=1083

[2] Williams, George Mason (2003). Handbook of Hindu mythology. Saint Barbara:ABC-CLIO Inc. p. pp. 210, 290.

[3] Garg, Ganga Ram (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world. Concept Publishing Company. p. 17.

[BabyNameWizard-4] "Ayla Name Meaning & Origin". Baby Name Wizard. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

[ScottishGirlsNames-5] "Aila | Baby Name | Meaning & Popularity". Scottish Girls Names. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

[BehindTheName-6] Mike Campbell (2017-12-08). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Aaliyah". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2018-07-30.