# Kaila
## English
### Etymology

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

### 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.

### 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: /ˈkɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
* Hyphenation: Kai‧la

### Proper noun

Kaila
* a Finnish surname from landscape

#### Declension

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 1622nd (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: /ˈkai̯.la/, [ˈkɐj.lə], [ˈkɛj.lə] (rapid speech)

### Proper noun

Kaila
* 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.