Irla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Irla

What is the meaning of the name Irla ?

The baby name Irla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EER-lah,UR-lah.

Irla is Germanic in Origin.

Irla is a rare given name with twin roots. In Irish Gaelic, it corresponds to Íarla (pronounced EER-lah), a personal name taken from the title meaning “earl, nobleman,” itself borrowed from Old English eorl under Anglo-Norman influence. Usage revived in the 20th‑century Gaelic name renaissance; outside Ireland the simplified spellings Iarla and Irla appear, sometimes treated as unisex. Related forms include Íarla and Iarla; cognates and semantic cousins are Earl (English) and Jarl (Scandinavian).

Independently, Irla also surfaces as a modern feminine choice in English- and Portuguese-speaking contexts, likely as a clipped or respelled offshoot of the Earl/Earlene/Irlene family or as a creative blend with -la endings. In this line it retains the sense of “noble” by association. Variant spellings and neighbors include Irlene, Earlene, Erla, Arla, and Isla, though these may differ in origin.