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Kela

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KAY-lah'KAY-luh'2 syllables
🇺🇸Hawaiian
Artistic

MEANING

Style

ORIGIN

Hawaiian

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Hawaiian word 'kela' meaning 'style' or 'excellence'.

CULTURAL NOTES

In Hawaiian culture, the name can be associated with excellence in craft or manner.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in connection with skills and crafts, often in traditional Hawaiian contexts.

🇫🇮Finnish
Melodic

MEANING

To lack

ORIGIN

Finnish

ETYMOLOGY

From the Finnish verb 'kela', meaning 'to lack' or 'to be without'.

CULTURAL NOTES

While not commonly used as a name, it carries a specific meaning in Finnish language.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Mostly used in literary contexts rather than as a personal name.

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FAQs About Kela

The name Kela means "style" in Hawaiian, "to lack" in Finnish.
Kela has Hawaiian and Finnish origins. Derived from the Hawaiian word 'kela' meaning 'style' or 'excellence'.
Kela is pronounced KAY-lah (KAY-luh). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Kela include Kay, Lala.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Kela include Kaia, Liam, Mila.
The most common spelling is Kela. Alternative spellings include Kayla, Keyla, Kaila.