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| Pronunciation | K-lah |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | Pure And Beloved |
Kayla is a female given name, meaning "Purity" in Greek (Καίλα).[1][2] Its popularity in the United States is attributed to the character Kayla Brady in the soap opera Days of our Lives.[2]
Kayla is also one of the names of the Beta Israel community among their neighbours, after which the Kayla language is named.[3] Yona Bogale claimed that the name stems from the Tigrinya word for artisans, and on the broader sense excommunicated people (as Yeshaq I of Ethiopia has denied the right of inheritance of all non-Christians).[3][4] Speakers of Agaw languages, such as Qemant citizens, told researchers that Kayla means "one who has not crossed the stream" or "he or they that have not crossed".[3] This refers to the observance of Shabbat rules among Ethiopian Jews, necessitating the avoidance of activities prohibited on Shabbat.[3]
Kayla (pronounced K-la) is the name of one of the goddesses of Ancient Egypt(केला).
- ^ "Meaning and Origin of Kayla". Birthcare. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b Entry for the name Kayla at Think Baby Names
- ^ a b c d Haim Rosen, Template:PDF ("Falasha, Kayla or Beta Israel? Ethnographic remarks on the nicknames of Ethiopian Jewry"), published at Pa'amim 22, תשמ"ה 1985, pp. 53-58, at JIC project (Jews of Islamic Countries Archiving Project), Tel Aviv University.
- ^ Steven Kaplan, "Betä Əsraʾel", in Siegbert von Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2003), p.553.
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