Leila (name)

Leila
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Semitic languages
Meaning "Night"
Other names
Related names Laila, Layla, Lejla, Leyla, Lela, Lila

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All pages beginning with "Leila"
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Laila, Layla, Leila, Lejla or Leyla (Arabic: ليلى‎; Hebrew: לילא‎) is an internationally-used feminine given name originating in the Semitic languages. The name is derived from the tri-consonantal root: L-Y-L (ليل)(a root shared with the Hebrew name: Lilith) and means "Night" and over time has come to mean "Born at Night," "Dark-haired Beauty" or "Dark Beauty."[1]

While initially a popular name in the Jewish World (originally in Israel) it has acquired a following in the English-speaking world, the Nordic countries and among Muslims. The Nordic Laila or Lajla (pronounced lie-lah) is derived from the Sami name Láilá, probably a variant of the Finnish Aila.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Norman, 2003, p. 359.
  2. ^ Behind the Name

Bibliography

  • Norman, Teresa (2003), A World of Baby Names, Perigee, ISBN 0399528946, 9780399528941