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Myla
MylaSay it MY-luh
- Meaning today
- Gracious, merciful
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- MY-luh
- Other spellings
- Mylah
Myla
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Myla meaning
Myla is an international girl's name of English origin (modern).
Meaning today
Gracious, merciful
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Myla is a modern English-language name, said MY-luh. It has no dictionary entry, and its origin is not documented. Most name lists treat it as a form of Mila, from the Slavic root mil-, which Vasmer's dictionary gives as "dear, kind", with an Old Church Slavonic sense of "merciful"; hence the popular meanings "gracious" and "merciful". Others see it as a feminine of Myles or Milo, or a blend of Myra and Lyla. We give the popular meaning only. It is short, easy to spell and comfortable with Indian surnames.
References: Vasmer, милый (lexicography.online)
Popularity abroad
- #210 United States, girls 2025 (down 24 from 186 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #94 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Myla · Mylah