Ila

Ila was my grandmother's name
And I as well want to name a daughter after her.
Sadly my dude face dislikes the name :'(

So my family derives the name "Ila" spelled like this from the Hungarian name "Ila," which means "light" or "bringer of light." I named my daughter Ila - with the Hungarian derivation in mind. I read that it was an old Hungarian form of "Helen," which also means "light." I don't feel an affinity for the meaning "island" or "of the island." It's fine, but I'll take "light." We pronounce it "Ay-luh" just like the French "Isla." I guess that the Hungarian derivation can be pronounced differently...maybe that's why Nameberry decided only to post the French derivation? I think both should be listed...especially since the spelling I L A is the same as the Hungarian name...

Simple and pretty!

Love this name. I pronounce Ila as ee-la and would consider using this instead of Isla as it's popularity rises :)

In Amramic/Assyrian, the language of the Mesopotamian civilization as well as the langauge spoken by Jesus Christ the name Ila, Eila means "she is". I my self am a proud Assyrian.

Ila was my grandmother's name and I hope one day I will have a daughter to name after her. Interestingly, according to Baby Name Wizard, Ila was ranked 251 in first decade of the 1900s.

I imagine that some folks will have trouble with the pronunciation and some will think we were going for a creative spelling since it is pronounced the same as the currently more popular "Isla". But I don't think that will be too bad. I'm sure the Isla spelling gets mispronounced all the time too

Ila is the name of the place i live

Had a good friend in elementary school named Ila, but people always spelled it Isla.