Namemas: Baila

Today’s name turned out to cover so many aspects of the holiday season. It covers two major holidays being celebrated right now and I had no idea when I made my final name pick. So read on to find out this great connection!

Music
Baila is a form of music in Portugal and is associated with dancing. It is often played at weddings especially in Sir Lanka. For many centuries, Sir Lanka has played Baila music, as a form of folk art. Eventually the music became popular and evolved into the dance music it is today.

Hanukkah Association
Baila is the Yiddish form of Bilhah. She was one of the four women who gave birth to the Trip of Israel. The name in its Yiddish form means white, a meaning perfect for a winter baby!

Christmas Association

On the ninth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:

9 Ladies Dancing

8 Maids a Milking

7 Swans a Swimming

6 Geese a Laying

5 Golden Rings

4 Calling Birds

3 French Hens

2 Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Baila means dance in Spanish. While brain storming ideas for this list I had a good list of dance inspired names but just kept coming back to this one. I then started to do deeper research and found 3 reasons to pick Baila over all the other dance names: it overs both Christmas and Hanukkah as well as being a winter name!  The name sound so beautiful and familiar.