Kaila

See also: kaila and kailā

English

Etymology

From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.

Proper noun

Kaila

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

Anagrams

• Laika, laika

Finnish

Etymology

Of multiple origins, explanations including a Häme dialectal form of kaisla (“rush”), shortening of the surnames Kajala and Kainula, hamlet named Kaila, Germanic first name Old High German Gailo, and the word kailava (“spotted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Kai‧la

Proper noun

Kaila

1. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

Inflection of Kaila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Kaila	Kailat
genitive		Kailan	Kailojen
partitive		Kailaa	Kailoja
illative		Kailaan	Kailoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kaila	Kailat
accusative	nom.	Kaila	Kailat
	gen.	Kailan
genitive		Kailan	Kailojen Kailain rare
partitive		Kailaa	Kailoja
inessive		Kailassa	Kailoissa
elative		Kailasta	Kailoista
illative		Kailaan	Kailoihin
adessive		Kailalla	Kailoilla
ablative		Kailalta	Kailoilta
allative		Kailalle	Kailoille
essive		Kailana	Kailoina
translative		Kailaksi	Kailoiksi
abessive		Kailatta	Kailoitta
instructive		—	Kailoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kaila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kailani Kailani accusative nom. Kailani Kailani gen. Kailani genitive Kailani Kailojeni Kailaini rare partitive Kailaani Kailojani inessive Kailassani Kailoissani elative Kailastani Kailoistani illative Kailaani Kailoihini adessive Kailallani Kailoillani ablative Kailaltani Kailoiltani allative Kailalleni Kailoilleni essive Kailanani Kailoinani translative Kailakseni Kailoikseni abessive Kailattani Kailoittani instructive — — comitative — Kailoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kailasi Kailasi accusative nom. Kailasi Kailasi gen. Kailasi genitive Kailasi Kailojesi Kailaisi rare partitive Kailaasi Kailojasi inessive Kailassasi Kailoissasi elative Kailastasi Kailoistasi illative Kailaasi Kailoihisi adessive Kailallasi Kailoillasi ablative Kailaltasi Kailoiltasi allative Kailallesi Kailoillesi essive Kailanasi Kailoinasi translative Kailaksesi Kailoiksesi abessive Kailattasi Kailoittasi instructive — — comitative — Kailoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kailamme Kailamme accusative nom. Kailamme Kailamme gen. Kailamme genitive Kailamme Kailojemme Kailaimme rare partitive Kailaamme Kailojamme inessive Kailassamme Kailoissamme elative Kailastamme Kailoistamme illative Kailaamme Kailoihimme adessive Kailallamme Kailoillamme ablative Kailaltamme Kailoiltamme allative Kailallemme Kailoillemme essive Kailanamme Kailoinamme translative Kailaksemme Kailoiksemme abessive Kailattamme Kailoittamme instructive — — comitative — Kailoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kailanne Kailanne accusative nom. Kailanne Kailanne gen. Kailanne genitive Kailanne Kailojenne Kailainne rare partitive Kailaanne Kailojanne inessive Kailassanne Kailoissanne elative Kailastanne Kailoistanne illative Kailaanne Kailoihinne adessive Kailallanne Kailoillanne ablative Kailaltanne Kailoiltanne allative Kailallenne Kailoillenne essive Kailananne Kailoinanne translative Kailaksenne Kailoiksenne abessive Kailattanne Kailoittanne instructive — — comitative — Kailoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kailansa Kailansa accusative nom. Kailansa Kailansa gen. Kailansa genitive Kailansa Kailojensa Kailainsa rare partitive Kailaansa Kailojaan Kailojansa inessive Kailassaan Kailassansa Kailoissaan Kailoissansa elative Kailastaan Kailastansa Kailoistaan Kailoistansa illative Kailaansa Kailoihinsa adessive Kailallaan Kailallansa Kailoillaan Kailoillansa ablative Kailaltaan Kailaltansa Kailoiltaan Kailoiltansa allative Kailalleen Kailallensa Kailoilleen Kailoillensa essive Kailanaan Kailanansa Kailoinaan Kailoinansa translative Kailakseen Kailaksensa Kailoikseen Kailoiksensa abessive Kailattaan Kailattansa Kailoittaan Kailoittansa instructive — — comitative — Kailoineen Kailoinensa

Derived terms

• Kailio

 

Statistics

• Kaila is the 1622^nd (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 528 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Further reading

• Finnish Wikipedia: Kaila

Anagrams

• kaali, laaki, laika, lakia, likaa

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkai̯.la/, [ˈkɐj.lə], [ˈkɛj.lə] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kaila

1. a female given name from Hawaiian

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.