Aýlar(a)

• Origin: Azeri; Turkmen; Kyrgyz Айлар
• Meaning: “months; moons.”
• Gender: Female
• Variation: Aylar

The name comes directly from the Turkic roots ay “moon; month” and -lar, a suffix denoting plurality, literally meaning “moons” or “months.” As a female name, it likely refers poetically to “moons.” An elaborated Turkmen form is Aýlara.

A notable bearer is Iranian-Norwegian journalist, Aylar Lie (b. 1984), who is of Azeri descent.

Sources

• https://turkmenwiki.org/index