Meaning: Halo of moonlight
The story
Ayla evokes the halo around the moon in Turkish. The lunar meaning gives its two soft syllables a distinct night-sky image.
Nicknames
- Ay
Spellings & variants
- Aylah
- Aila
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
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Origins
Ayla comes from Turkish.
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