Girl name
Yayla name meaning
“a cool upland used in summer”
Yayla means a cool upland used in summer. It is a Turkish word descending from Old Turkic yaylag, formed from yay, meaning summer. Used as a feminine name in Türkiye, it evokes high mountain pastures and open plateaus visited during the warmer season, giving the name a clear landscape association.
What does Yayla mean?
A cool upland used in summer
In Turkish: yazın çıkılan serin yüksek düzlük
Yayla evokes open uplands, cool summer air, and mountain meadows. In Turkish it can describe both elevated terrain and places used for seasonal settlement or grazing. Familiar from songs and poetry as well as everyday speech, it carries a direct landscape image into personal naming.
Origin of the name Yayla
Taken from Turkish yayla, summer upland or mountain pasture. It continues the older form yaylag, derived from a Turkic word for summer.
How to pronounce Yayla
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| Ottoman Turkish | یایلا |
Is Yayla a girl’s name?
Yes, Yayla is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Yayla does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Yayla
Names with related meanings
- Defne♀Bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree
- Asel♀Honey, the sweet substance made by bees
- Lina♀A kind of date palm
- Eylül♀September
- Nehir♀River, large flowing stream
- Ada♀İsland
- Ceylin♀Gazelle
- Doğa♀Nature
- Yağmur♀Rain falling as drops of water
- Deniz♂♀Sea, an extensive body of salt water
- Efnan♀Branches, boughs
- Damla♀Small drop of liquid
Famous people named Yayla
- Yayla Kılıç · b. 1997
FAQ about the name Yayla
What is the meaning of Yayla?
Yayla means “a cool upland used in summer”. Taken from Turkish yayla, summer upland or mountain pasture. It continues the older form yaylag, derived from a Turkic word for summer.
Is Yayla a girl’s name?
Yes, Yayla is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Yayla in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Yayla nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Yayla?
Yayla is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Yayla have?
Yayla has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Yayla?
Yayla does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Yayla?
Notable people named Yayla include Yayla Kılıç.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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