Arla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Arla

What is the meaning of the name Arla ?

The baby name Arla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AR-lah (IPA: /ˈɑːrlə/ or /ˈɑrlə/).

Arla is English, Scandinavian in Origin.

Arla is a compact feminine name with several plausible roots. In Swedish, arla is an old poetic word meaning “early” or “at dawn,” giving the name a bright, morning-lilt meaning. In English, it can be viewed as a variant of Arlie/Arley, from Old English leah “wood, clearing,” combined with earn “eagle” (or sometimes hara “hare”), yielding senses like “eagle’s clearing.” It also functions as a streamlined, feminine spin on Arlo or a cousin to Carla.

Attested in the United States since the early 1900s, Arla enjoyed modest use through the 1910s–1940s and remains rare yet familiar today amid the revival of short, vintage names. Spellings and related forms include Arlah, Arlea, Arlee, Arlie, and Arly; broader links are Arlene, Arlette, Carla, and Arlo. Nicknames range from Ari and Arlie to Lala. Meanings commonly attached are “early; dawn” and “eagle (or hare) clearing.”