Layla
[ˈleɪlə]Meaning
means "night" in Arabic
Background Story
Layla is used in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, French, Georgian, Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Turkmen and Urdu. The name entered the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song Layla by Derek and the Dominos.
Temperament
Variations
Leila, Laila, Lejla
Related Names
Laila
From the Arabic word layl, meaning "night" or "dark"
Leila
Variant of Layla, from Arabic laylā
Linda
Medieval short form of Germanic names with the element lind, "soft, tender"; also the Spanish and Portuguese word for "beautiful"
Aicha
Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic
Amina
From Arabic, "safe, secure"; related to a root meaning "to be faithful"
Amira
Princess or leader in Arabic
Anaya
Possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya
Aysha
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة or Urdu عائشہ, or Kazakh Айша
Caris
Variant of Carys, a Welsh name
Dorra
Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic