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Macaila
How to Pronounce Macaila
Pronounced muh-KAY-luh /məˈkeɪlə/Medium
Meaning: Macaila is one of many phonetic respellings of Michaela or Makayla, the feminine forms of Michael. The name comes from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning 'who is like God?' The Mac- spelling gives it a Celtic look, but the sound and meaning stay tied to Michael.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Macaila belongs to the huge family of Makayla and Michaela spellings that blossomed in the nineteen-nineties. The root name is Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?' The feminine forms entered English through Michaela, then exploded into dozens of creative spellings - Makayla, Mikayla, Michaela, and rarer ones like Macaila that borrow a Celtic-looking Mac- opening.
Macaila was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties, while its cousins Makayla and Mikayla were far more popular. A girl named Macaila then is now in her late twenties, part of the peak Makayla generation.
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What does the name Macaila mean?
It is a respelling of Michaela/Makayla, the feminine of Michael, from Hebrew meaning 'who is like God?'
How do you pronounce Macaila?
It is said muh-KAY-luh, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Macaila a boy or girl name?
Macaila is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Macaila?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.