Arla: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Arla – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AR-luh


Arla is a girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Arla

A common claim: "Eagle" (as a variant of Orla) Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Arla means 'eagle.' Wiktionary records it only as a rare given name with no stated etymology, and Orla itself is usually traced to Irish 'ór' (gold) + 'flaith' (princess), not 'eagle.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Arla

Phonetic: AR-luh   IPA: /ˈɑːrlə/

Popularity of Arla

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1888–2024.

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