Eila

See also: eila

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a variant of Norwegian Eili, a rare form of Eli (“Helen”). Popularized by the novel Tuskaa (1907) by Väinö Kataja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lɑ/, [ˈe̞i̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eilɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ei‧la

Proper noun

Eila

1. a female given name
   • 1907, Väinö Kataja, Tuskaa, Pilot-kustannus Oy, published 2008, →ISBN, pages 16–17:

     —Eila — jatkoi hän ajatuksiaan. Eila! mikä nimi se lienee? Kai lapinkielinen, ja sievältä se korvissa tuntuu. Kiveliön kävijän tytär...Kuka lieneekin, mutta kaunis on, hurja kuin synti...

     —Eila — she continued her thoughts. Eila! what kind of a name is that? Of Sami origin, perhaps, and has a pleasant ring to it. The daughter of someone roaming the wilderness...whoever it is, but beautiful it is, almost sinfully wind...

   • 2001, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Harjunpää ja kapteeni Karhu, Otava, →ISBN, page 16:

     Nalle alkoi tuntea olevansa Rositan yläpuolella. Hän ajatteli vielä Eilaa. Eila oli tuon naisen oikea nimi. Se oli aivan tavallinen ja väritön nimi. Ihmisen, jolla oli se, täytyi olla pohjimmiltaan samanlainen.

     Nalle was starting to feel he was above Rosita. He was still thinking of Eila, the real name of that woman. It was an ordinary, uninteresting name. Someone named that must have such a character too.

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Declension

Inflection of Eila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Eila	Eilat
genitive		Eilan	Eilojen
partitive		Eilaa	Eiloja
illative		Eilaan	Eiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Eila	Eilat
accusative	nom.	Eila	Eilat
	gen.	Eilan
genitive		Eilan	Eilojen Eilain rare
partitive		Eilaa	Eiloja
inessive		Eilassa	Eiloissa
elative		Eilasta	Eiloista
illative		Eilaan	Eiloihin
adessive		Eilalla	Eiloilla
ablative		Eilalta	Eiloilta
allative		Eilalle	Eiloille
essive		Eilana	Eiloina
translative		Eilaksi	Eiloiksi
abessive		Eilatta	Eiloitta
instructive		—	Eiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Eila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eilani Eilani accusative nom. Eilani Eilani gen. Eilani genitive Eilani Eilojeni Eilaini rare partitive Eilaani Eilojani inessive Eilassani Eiloissani elative Eilastani Eiloistani illative Eilaani Eiloihini adessive Eilallani Eiloillani ablative Eilaltani Eiloiltani allative Eilalleni Eiloilleni essive Eilanani Eiloinani translative Eilakseni Eiloikseni abessive Eilattani Eiloittani instructive — — comitative — Eiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eilasi Eilasi accusative nom. Eilasi Eilasi gen. Eilasi genitive Eilasi Eilojesi Eilaisi rare partitive Eilaasi Eilojasi inessive Eilassasi Eiloissasi elative Eilastasi Eiloistasi illative Eilaasi Eiloihisi adessive Eilallasi Eiloillasi ablative Eilaltasi Eiloiltasi allative Eilallesi Eiloillesi essive Eilanasi Eiloinasi translative Eilaksesi Eiloiksesi abessive Eilattasi Eiloittasi instructive — — comitative — Eiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eilamme Eilamme accusative nom. Eilamme Eilamme gen. Eilamme genitive Eilamme Eilojemme Eilaimme rare partitive Eilaamme Eilojamme inessive Eilassamme Eiloissamme elative Eilastamme Eiloistamme illative Eilaamme Eiloihimme adessive Eilallamme Eiloillamme ablative Eilaltamme Eiloiltamme allative Eilallemme Eiloillemme essive Eilanamme Eiloinamme translative Eilaksemme Eiloiksemme abessive Eilattamme Eiloittamme instructive — — comitative — Eiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eilanne Eilanne accusative nom. Eilanne Eilanne gen. Eilanne genitive Eilanne Eilojenne Eilainne rare partitive Eilaanne Eilojanne inessive Eilassanne Eiloissanne elative Eilastanne Eiloistanne illative Eilaanne Eiloihinne adessive Eilallanne Eiloillanne ablative Eilaltanne Eiloiltanne allative Eilallenne Eiloillenne essive Eilananne Eiloinanne translative Eilaksenne Eiloiksenne abessive Eilattanne Eiloittanne instructive — — comitative — Eiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Eilansa Eilansa accusative nom. Eilansa Eilansa gen. Eilansa genitive Eilansa Eilojensa Eilainsa rare partitive Eilaansa Eilojaan Eilojansa inessive Eilassaan Eilassansa Eiloissaan Eiloissansa elative Eilastaan Eilastansa Eiloistaan Eiloistansa illative Eilaansa Eiloihinsa adessive Eilallaan Eilallansa Eiloillaan Eiloillansa ablative Eilaltaan Eilaltansa Eiloiltaan Eiloiltansa allative Eilalleen Eilallensa Eiloilleen Eiloillensa essive Eilanaan Eilanansa Eiloinaan Eiloinansa translative Eilakseen Eilaksensa Eiloikseen Eiloiksensa abessive Eilattaan Eilattansa Eiloittaan Eiloittansa instructive — — comitative — Eiloineen Eiloinensa

Statistics

• Eila is the 34^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 17,639 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,498 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Elia