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آيْلَا
Ayla
AY-lah
“Moonlight; halo of the moon.”
About Ayla
Ayla is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "moonlight; halo of the moon" — a Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish, from ay ('moon'): the halo of light around the moon, or moonlight itself. Adopted by Muslim families far beyond Turkey for its sound and meaning.
Popular in Turkey, the UK, and increasingly the Gulf.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Aylah, Aila
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Ayla's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ayla
- What does the name Ayla mean?
- Ayla (آيْلَا) means "Moonlight; halo of the moon". Turkish, from ay ('moon'): the halo of light around the moon, or moonlight itself. Adopted by Muslim families far beyond Turkey for its sound and meaning.
- Is Ayla a name from the Qur'an?
- Ayla does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ayla a boy or a girl name?
- Ayla is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ayla come from?
- Ayla is a Turkish name, built on the root letters —. Popular in Turkey, the UK, and increasingly the Gulf.
- How is Ayla spelled?
- Ayla is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (آيْلَا) is also written Aylah and Aila. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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