Gayla - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gayla \ga(y)-la\ is a variant of Gail (Hebrew) and Gayle (English), and the meaning of Gayla is "father of exaltation".

The baby name Gayla sounds like Gaila, Cayla, Kayla, Gala, Gaylla, Gayll and Galla. Other similar baby names are Bayla, Dayla, Gayna, Jayla, Layla, Rayla and Tayla.

Gayla is a very common first name for women (#1027 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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