Ayla (name)

Ayla is a feminine given name in Turkish and Scottish. In Turkish, it means "halo of light around the moon". 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. The Turkish version is pronounced ‘eye-la’, the Scottish as ‘ay-la’ or alternatively ‘eye-la’. 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, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Ayla
Pronunciation[ajla]
GenderFemale
Origin
MeaningTurkish: "Halo of light around the moon (or the sun)"

Scottish: "From a strong or resilient place" Hebrew: "Doe"

Hebrew: "Oak Tree"
Region of originTurkey; Israel; Turkic Republics; British Isles
Other names
Related namesAylin, Aylla, Aylanur, Tülin, Aila, Isla, Eilah

Turkish name

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.

Non-Turkish variants

Ayla can also be seen as a variant of Hebrew name "Eilah" which means "doe" or "oak tree."[2]

Also, Ayla can be seen as a variant of the name Aila (or Isla) from Scottish meaning "from a strong and resilient place."[3]

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." [4]

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

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.
  • Ayla, a character from the book Crier's War.

See also
  • Ayla (disambiguation)

References
  1. http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_kisiadlari&uid=1083
  2. "Ayla Name Meaning & Origin". Baby Name Wizard. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. "Aila | Baby Name | Meaning & Popularity". Scottish Girls Names. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. Mike Campbell (2017-12-08). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Aaliyah". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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