Leila

\lɛj.la\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\lɛj.la\
Also spelledLeyla, Leylah, Leïla

Origin and meaning

From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.

Where it is mostly given

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Finland
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan,etc.
  • Arabia/Persia
  • Turkey

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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