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Kayla

US/ˈkeɪ.lə/

Kayla proper noun: a female given name of modern usage.

Proper noun

Kayla

  1. A female given name of modern usage.
    • Kayla's look tended to change with the seasons; at the moment it was less Goth than paramilitary, with laced jump boots.2003, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, James P. Baen, Mad Maudlin

Origin of Kayla

A modern invention possibly based on Kay or Michaela; possibly formed on the pattern of Layla.

Words that rhyme with Kayla

Questions about Kayla

What does Kayla mean?
Kayla means a female given name of modern usage.
What part of speech is Kayla?
Kayla is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kayla?
Kayla is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.lə/ (US).

Words near Kayla in the dictionary

  1. kayiks
  2. Kayin
  3. Kaying
  4. Kayins
  5. kayko
  6. Kayla
  7. Kaylaway
  8. kayle
  9. Kaylea
  10. Kaylee
  11. Kayleen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kayla (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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