Leila
[ˈleɪlə]Meaning
variant of Layla, from Arabic laylā
Background Story
Leila is a variant of Layla and the usual Persian transcription of the Arabic name. Lord Byron used the spelling for characters in The Giaour (1813) and Don Juan (1819), and it was through him that the name entered the English-speaking world. It is also used in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Turkish, Turkmen and Urdu.
Temperament
Variations
Layla, Lejla, Laila
Related Names
Laila
From the Arabic word layl, meaning "night" or "dark"
Layla
Arabic word for "night"
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
Meaning unknown; possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya
Aysha
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة, Urdu عائشہ or Kazakh Айша
Dorra
Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic
Hadda
Recorded as a feminine given name in Icelandic
Harra
German: a village and former municipality in Thuringia, Germany