Ayla

• Main character from "Clan of the Cave Bear" series.
• a classic Hebrew name, plus a Anglicisation of an old Irish name, as well as a fictional character
• Ayla Joy (A-la): When I first saw "Clan of the Cave Bear", I really liked the name Ayla. I associated the name with power and confidence. I like Joy because my mom and my sister's middle name is Joy.
• Ayla Nadine: because it's the name of my little niece, because it's Hebrew and Gaelic (roots), and it's pronouncable in different languages

In Hebrew, Ayla is a feminine form of Allon (ah LON), which means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree." It is pronounced /EYE law/. I can't come up with any Irish or Gaelic roots for the name.