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Boila (; ) was a title worn by some of the Bulgars and Göktürk aristocrats (mostly of regional governors and noble warriors) in the early First Bulgarian Empire (681-1018) and Second Turkic Khaganate (682-744). For the linguists, the title "Boila" is the predecessor or an old form of the title "Boyar". The Boil(a)s were two types: internal ("great") and external ("small"). The internal Boil(a)s were governors of the Comitates (administrative regions). Most of the popular linguists believe that " Boila" has Old Turkic origin and the meaning of the word can be translated as "noble".
The title appears on the 7th/8th century Buyla inscription, with the Greek alphabet spelling ΒΟΥΗΛΑ ( buila).
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