Kailah
Meaning of Kailah
Kailah (pronounced /keɪˈlə/) is a feminine given name whose etymology reflects multiple linguistic lineages, most prominently as a variant orthography of Kayla—derived from the Hebrew Kelilah, meaning “laurel” or “crown”—while also echoing the Gaelic antecedent Caoilfhionn, signifying “slender and fair,” and potentially incorporating phonetic influences from Arabic naming patterns. Employed in the United States since the early 1980s, Kailah has maintained a position within the top 1,000 female names, with recent national birth statistics situating it near the 900th rank, indicative of its moderate and sustained usage. The name exhibits a disyllabic trochaic structure with initial stress, conforming to prevalent Anglo-American phonological conventions, and the suffix -ah aligns with cross-language morphological markers for feminine nominal forms. Through its composite origins and phonetic clarity, Kailah conveys both cultural adaptability and a sense of contemporary nominal registration.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as KAY-luh (/keɪˈlə/)
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