📖 About Ayla
Ayla is a Turkish name meaning 'moonlight' or 'the halo of light around the moon'. It carries an image of gentle, ethereal beauty and has spread internationally both through the beloved literary heroine of Jean M. Auel's The Clan of the Cave Bear and through its own melodic elegance. It is rising rapidly in Australia and Brazil.
📍 Details
- OriginTurkish
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningMoonlight, halo of light
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Ayla (fictional character) — Protagonist of Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series, beginning with The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980); a resourceful Cro-Magnon woman who bridges two early human cultures
- Ayla Çelik — Turkish pop singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the 2000s; known for her powerful voice and hits blending pop with Anatolian influences
- Ayla Brown — American country singer, radio host, and former college basketball player; daughter of former US Senator Scott Brown
- Ayla Kell — American actress known for playing Payson Keeler in the ABC Family gymnastics drama Make It or Break It (2009–2012)