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View Name: Ayla


AYLA (3)
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Literature
Meaning & History
Created for the novel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' (1980) by author Jean M. Auel. In the novel Ayla is an orphaned Cro-Magnon girl adopted by Neanderthals. Ayla is the Neanderthal pronunciation of her real name, which is not given.
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United States  ranked #348 
Canada (BC)  ranked #83 
Netherlands  ranked #405 
Scotland  ranked #99 
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