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[ syll. (s)hay-la, sh-a-yla ] The girl name Shayla is pronounced as -SHEY-Lah †. Shayla is primarily used in the English and Irish languages, and its language of origin is Latin, Irish Gaelic, and Celtic. From Irish Gaelic roots, its meaning is from the fairy palace - in this context, Shayla can be used in the Irish language. In addition, Shayla is an English variation of the English, Finnish, German, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish name Cecilia. Shayla is also a variation of the English and Irish name Shea. Shayla is also an Irish variant spelling of the English, Irish, and Dutch name Sheila. The English name Shalay and the Irish name Shaylah are variations of the name. Shayla is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 1999, 0.061% of baby girls were given the name Shayla. It ranked at #267 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.046% and its ranking #346, and it was the 2nd most popular after Cecilia, within all girl names in its group. In 2008, it was used 31% more than Shayla. Baby names that sound like Shayla include the English Shaila, the English Shaylagh, the English Shaylla, the name Sagall, the name Sagalle, the English and Polish Sala, the English Salee, the Arabic Salha, the English Sallee, the English Salley, the English and Finnish Salli, the English Sallie, the English and French Sally, the Arabic Salwa, the name Sashel, the name Schelley, the English Scilla, the name Seelie, the name Seely, and the Tongan and English Sela.
† approx pronunciation for Shayla: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
