Name Ala Gender Feminine Usage Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare) Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified Meaning & History Meaning uncertain. Perhaps an invented name based on sound. It could also be based on names like Alma 1, Alva 1, or Alvin. In Faroese perhaps taken directly from ala "to birth (poetic), to foster, to nourish".