Kaila
See also: kaila and kailā
English
Etymology
From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.
Proper noun
Kaila
- A female given name.
- 1982, Kate Simon, Bronx Primitive: Portraits in a Childhood, Viking Press, →ISBN, page 23:
- How we got to Kate I don't know. My mother must have sought it to keep as clear as possible the link to her grandmother Kaila, not realizing how intensely Catholic a name it then was.
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Anagrams
- Laika, laika
Finnish
Etymology
Of multiple and obscure origins, explanations including a Häme dialectal form of kaisla (“rush”), hamlet named Kaila, Germanic first name Gailo, word kailava (“spotted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈkɑi̯lɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kai‧la
Proper noun
Kaila
- a surname from landscape
Declension
| Inflection of Kaila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kaila | Kailat | |
| genitive | Kailan | Kailojen | |
| partitive | Kailaa | Kailoja | |
| illative | Kailaan | Kailoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kaila | Kailat | |
| accusative | nom. | Kaila | Kailat |
| gen. | Kailan | ||
| genitive | Kailan | Kailojen Kailainrare | |
| partitive | Kailaa | Kailoja | |
| inessive | Kailassa | Kailoissa | |
| elative | Kailasta | Kailoista | |
| illative | Kailaan | Kailoihin | |
| adessive | Kailalla | Kailoilla | |
| ablative | Kailalta | Kailoilta | |
| allative | Kailalle | Kailoille | |
| essive | Kailana | Kailoina | |
| translative | Kailaksi | Kailoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Kailoin | |
| abessive | Kailatta | Kailoitta | |
| comitative | — | Kailoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Kaila (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Kailani | Kailamme |
| 2nd person | Kailasi | Kailanne |
| 3rd person | Kailansa | |
Further reading
- Finnish Wikipedia: Kaila
Anagrams
- kaali, laaki, laika, lakia, likaa
Hawaiian
Etymology
kaila (“style”),a loan word from English style; can also be construed as ka (“the”) + ila (“dark birthmark; darkness; seedling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkai̯.la/, [ˈkɐjlə]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [ˈkɛjlə]
Proper noun
Kaila
- a female given name from Hawaiian
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaila occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 women.
- Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1999-2008; there is no way to tell how many of these Kailas are English or Hawaiian.