Arabic · Girl name
Laila
“night”
About the name Laila
Laila is a transliteration of the Arabic name Layla, from layla, the word for night. The name is famous through the romance of Layla and Majnun, an Arabic tale of a poet driven to madness by love for Layla, which the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi turned into a celebrated narrative poem. The story spread throughout the Persian, Turkish and South Asian literary worlds. Spellings such as Leila, Leyla and Lailah reflect different transliteration habits, while Laila itself is also found in Finland and Scandinavia.
- Meaning
- night
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- LIE-lah(2 syl.)
Middle names for Laila
- Laila Rose
- Laila Noor
- Laila Grace
- Laila Marie
- Laila Jane
Questions about Laila
- What does Laila mean?
- Laila is an Arabic name meaning "night".
- How do you pronounce Laila?
- Laila is pronounced LIE-lah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Laila?
- Variants of Laila include Layla, Leila, Leyla, Lailah.
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