User-submitted name Kejla - Behind the Name

Gender Feminine

Usage Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, Russian, Swedish (Modern, Rare)

Pronounced Pron. KAY-lah(Polish, Swedish) [key]

Meaning & History

Polish and Lithuanian spelling of Kayla, this form was far more common among Jews in Eastern Europe before it was overrode by its anglicized form of Kayla in the 1980s. This also occasionally occurs in use in Sweden, possibly an inspiration of the English Kayla.

Added 2/16/2019 by Shaymin
Edited 7/3/2020 by Beautiful Victory, Felie and Shaymin