Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 503

Ayla

Ayla /ajˈɫa/

“lunar halo”3

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Ayla?

Ayla

IPA /ajˈɫa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ayla mean?

Ayla is the ring of light seen around the moon and some stars, also called hale or ay ağılı. Nişanyan derives it from the dialect phrase ay ağılı ‘moon’s halo’, taken into the written language. Ayla became a popular girls’ name after 1934.3

Ayla is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ayla made of?

Ayla is a single root: ayla (halo, lunar halo).

Ayla root ayla halo, lunar halo TURKIC ayla “halo around the moon” Ayla ayla root halo, lunar halo ayla TURKIC “halo around the moon”
Ayla: parts and root words
  • ayla Turkic — halo around the moon3

How was the name Ayla formed?

Ayla belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

According to Nişanyan’s dictionary of names, the name was proposed on 10 September 1934 by the Turkish Language Research Society for the newborn daughter of Dr Behçet Sabit, and it spread after being reported in the press.2

Who are some well-known people named Ayla?

  1. Safiye Ayla actor 1907–1998
  2. Güliz Ayla singer 1988–
  3. Şule Ayla researcher

People surnamed Ayla as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Ayla also a first name?

Yes. Ayla is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “lunar halo”.

Ayla as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ayla accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Ayla accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ayla accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ayla

Q1

What does the surname Ayla mean?

Ayla is the ring of light seen around the moon and some stars, also called hale or ay ağılı. Nişanyan derives it from the dialect phrase ay ağılı ‘moon’s halo’, taken into the written language. Ayla became a popular girls’ name after 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ayla?

The root word of Ayla is ayla (Turkic): “halo around the moon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ayla?

Ay·la, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈɫa/.