Turkish · Girl name
Ayla
“moonlight”
About the name Ayla
Ayla is a girls’ name of Turkish origin. It is derived from Turkish meaning ‘moonlight’, from ay, ‘moon’, and in some explanations refers to the halo around the moon. A separate Hebrew name Ayla, meaning ‘oak tree’, has the same spelling. The Turkish name received wide attention in Turkey from the film Ayla, about a Turkish soldier in the Korean War and the Korean girl he rescued. It is used in Turkey, Azerbaijan and beyond.
- Meaning
- moonlight
- Origin
- Turkish
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- EYE-lah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Ayla
- Ayla Seda
- Ayla Aylin
- Ayla Zeynep
- Ayla Derya
- Ayla Nehir
Questions about Ayla
- What does Ayla mean?
- Ayla is a Turkish name meaning "moonlight".
- How do you pronounce Ayla?
- Ayla is pronounced EYE-lah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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