the meaning of the name kayla
Kayla /kay-la/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced KAY-la. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kayla is slim and fair .From Caoilainn. Also used as a modern variant of Kayley and Katherine, or as a diminutive of Michaela.Also possibly from the Yiddish name Kelila, meaning  crown of laurel . Initial popularity of the name is due to the character named Kayla on the daytime TV drama Days of Our Lives. See also Kaylee.ayla /kay-la/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced KAY-la. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kayla is slim and fair . From Caoilainn.