Modern American · Girl name
Lylah
“modern spelling of Layla, from the Arabic word for night”
About the name Lylah
Lylah is a modern English-language spelling of Layla, a name that comes from Arabic and means night. Layla is well known from the medieval Arabic and Persian love story of Layla and Majnun, which was retold by the Persian poet Nizami. The spelling Lylah, with its final h, is a recent variant developed in the United States and is not a traditional Arabic form of the name.
- Meaning
- modern spelling of Layla, from the Arabic word for night
- Origin
- Modern American
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- LY-lah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Lylah
- Lylah Marie
- Lylah Ann
- Lylah Rose
- Lylah Joy
- Lylah Faith
Questions about Lylah
- What does Lylah mean?
- Lylah is a Modern American name meaning "modern spelling of Layla, from the Arabic word for night".
- How do you pronounce Lylah?
- Lylah is pronounced LY-lah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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