Aila (name)
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
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