Aila

Aila is a female given name found in several different languages, pronounced as "ay-luh" or "eye-luh" depending on origin. It is the Finnish equivalent of Helga or Olga, meaning "bringer of light". In Scottish Gaelic, it means "from the strong place". It is also a variant spelling of the Turkish name Ayla (meaning "halo") and the Hebrew name Eilah (meaning "oak tree"). In Arabic and in Urdu, Aila means noble. Notable people called Aila Aila Flöjt, Finnish ski-orienteer Aila Keto (born 1943), Australian conservationist of Finnish origin Aila Meriluoto (born 1924), Finnish writer Aila Paloniemi (born 1956), Finnish politician Aila Winkler (born 1969), Croatian-American tennis player See also Eddie Aila, Papua New Guinean rugby football player Pururavas Aila, the first king of the Aila dynasty or the Somavamsha Feminine given names Hebrew feminine given names Scottish given names Finnish feminine given names