First names in Hebrew

First name Kayla: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קיילה

Gematria value: 155

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kayla is written קיילה

Meaning and origin

What does Kayla mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: disputed

Your name is of disputed origin. In English it is linked to Kayleigh, a modern name of Irish origin; it has also been seen as coming from the Hebrew kelilah, "crown", without certainty. Kayla spread in America at the end of the twentieth century and was among the top names in the 1990s.

Gematria

Kayla = 155

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קיילה has 5 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total155

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Kayla, from ק to ה:

קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃

“Rise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for to you I will give it.”

Genesis 13:17

The book of your first name

Kayla, in nine pages

• Kayla, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Kayla
• Kayla, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Kayla in three answers

How do you write Kayla in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kayla is written קיילה.

What is the gematria value of Kayla?
Written קיילה, Kayla is worth 155: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Kayla mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: disputed). Your name is of disputed origin. In English it is linked to Kayleigh, a modern name of Irish origin; it has also been seen as coming from the Hebrew kelilah, "crown", without certainty. Kayla spread in America at the end of the twentieth century and was among the top names in the 1990s.