Ayla

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Ayla


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pronunciation= [ˈeɪlə] , [ˈaɪlə]
gender = female
meaning = Hebrew: "Oak tree"; Turkish: "Circle of cristalic light around the sun or moon"
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Turkish name

Ayla is a Turkish name meaning "circle of cristalic light around the sun or moon or simply [halo] ". Since Ayla is reserved for the feminine, it is usually synonymous with "moonlight". The name may have its roots in old Persian, where it means moonlight.

It also sounds like the English word "aura" which has its etymological roots in Greek and Hebrew languages. In ancient Hebrew, the word "aur", meaning "illumination", but also "radiance," "happiness" and "joy," was used in the Old Testament to describe the faces of the prophets Moses and Elijah after they had spoken with God.

The Greek word "aer" meaning "mist" or "air" and also "aura" meaning "breeze" or "breath" came to be connected to the concept of the Eastern Wind, Heaven and the Rising Sun. This rather tenuous connection created a whole new set of related words, including aurum meaning "gold" (hence the elemental symbol Au), the English word "aureole" from the diminutive of "a golden crown," meaning "radiant energy" or "halo," and the Germanic goddess "Eastre" whose feast was celebrated at the Spring equinox and therefore gives us "Easter". This goddess is comparable to the Roman goddess of dawn "Aurora" and the equivalent Greek goddess "Eos".

Hebrew name

Ayla is a feminine Hebrew name meaning "oak tree" or terebinth. [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1&letter=O]