Kaila
English
Proper noun
Kaila
- 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.
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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 Gailo, and the word kailava (“spotted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈkɑi̯lɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kai‧la
Declension
| Inflection of Kaila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 Kailainrare | ||
| 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 | ||
| instructive | — | Kailoin | ||
| abessive | Kailatta | Kailoitta | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- Finnish Wikipedia: Kaila
Hawaiian
Etymology
kaila (“style”),a loan word from English style; can also be construed as ka (“the”) + ila (“dark birthmark; darkness; seedling”).
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.
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