Aila (name)
Aila is a female given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "oak tree". It is also a Scottish name, meaning "From the strong place". It can be a variant spelling of Ayla, which is pronounced (eye-la), and is quickly gaining popularity among girls being born in the United States. Aila is also a Finnish name, probably a form of Helga or Olga, meaning "bringer of light". Aila is also a character in the Sony PlayStation 2 game Suikoden III.
Aila is also a Turkish/Farsi name that means halo around the moon, and more generally it means moonlight.
Notable people called Aila
- Aila Flöjt, Finnish ski orienteering competitor
- Aila Keto AO (born 1943), founder and President of the Rainforest Conservation Society in Queensland, Australia
- Aila Yussuf (born 1984), professional Nigerian football player
- Aila singer who did Manian songs Turn the Tide Heaven Hold Me Tonight Turn The Tide 2k8
- Ayla Algan Turkish singer
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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