İlaydaMuslim girl names
Meaning
Commonly associated with water fairy or water nymph
Water fairy is a popular naming association; sources differ on the name’s historical derivation.
- Origin / language
- Turkish (Modern)
- Alternate spellings
- Ilayda
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Turkish names
Language and spelling
İlayda is a modern Turkish feminine name often written Ilayda outside Turkey. Baby-name sources associate it with a water fairy or water nymph. The dotted capital İ is part of the Turkish spelling. This is a modern naming association; an ancient mythological origin or Quranic connection is not asserted here.
Sources
The listed baby-name source reports this interpretation; its linguistic derivation is not confirmed.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
Nameberry
Alternative name-reference account; etymology remains unsettled