Aila (name)

Aila is a female given name found in several different languages, pronounced as "ay-luh" or "eye-luh" depending on origin. It is the Finnish equivalent of Helga or Olga, meaning "holy, blessed". In Scottish Gaelic, it means "from the strong place". It is also a variant spelling of the Turkish name Ayla (meaning "halo of the moon") and the Hebrew name Eilah (meaning "oak tree"). In Arabic and in Urdu, Aila means noble.

Notable people called Aila

 * Aila Flöjt, Finnish ski-orienteer
 * Aila Keto (born 1943), Australian conservationist of Finnish origin
 * Aila Meriluoto (1924–2019), Finnish writer
 * Aila Paloniemi (born 1956), Finnish politician
 * Aila Winkler (born 1969), Croatian-American tennis player