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Khala
How to Pronounce Khala
Pronounced KAH-luh /ΛkΙΛlΙ/Medium
Meaning: Khala carries two honest readings. In Arabic khala (khaala) is the everyday word for a maternal aunt, a warm family term. In late-twentieth-century American usage it also reads as a coined Kh- name in the Kayla and Khloe sound family, chosen for its short, bright sound more than for a dictionary meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Khala has a double life. As an Arabic word it means a maternal aunt and is heard daily across the Arab world, while in United States birth records it surfaces from the early 1980s as a crisp coinage beside Kayla and Kaila.
It was never common here, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around its mid-nineties high and staying rare before and after. A girl named Khala from that stretch is in her twenties or thirties now, part of a cohort fond of short, vowel-bright names.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Khala mean?
In Arabic it means a maternal aunt; in American use it reads as a short coined name in the Kayla family.
How do you pronounce Khala?
It is said KAH-luh /ΛkΙΛlΙ/.
Is Khala a boy or girl name?
Khala is used as a girl's name.
Is Khala a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, given to only a handful of girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineties.