English

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A female given name.
   • 1982 Kate Simon, Bronx Primitive: Portraits in a Childhood, Viking Press, ISBN 0670192392, 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.

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): [ˈkɑilɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
• Hyphenation: Kai‧la

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A surname​.

Declension

Anagrams

• kaali, laaki, laika, lakia, likaa

Hawaiian

Etymology

kaila ‎(“style”),a loan word from English; can also be construed as ka ‎(“the”) + ila ‎(“dark birthmark; darkness; seedling”) .

Proper noun

Kaila

1. A female given name .

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.

Cebuano

Verb

kaila

1. knows a certain person

Related terms

• kamao
• katultol
• kahibalo

Latvian

Adjective

kaila

1. genitive singular masculine form of kails
2. nominative singular feminine form of kails