"Leila" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈleɪlə/ Forms: Leilas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪlə Etymology: From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|ar|لَيْلَى}} Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), {{root|en|ar|ل ي ل}} [Template:root] Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Leila (plural Leilas)
  1. A female given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Leyla, Leilah, Leylah, Laila, Layla, Lailah, Laylah, Lela, Lelah Related terms: Laila, Layla, Lela, Leylah Translations (given name): لَيْلَى (laylā) [feminine] (Arabic), לַיְלָה (Láyla) (Hebrew), लैला (lailā) [feminine] (Hindi), Лейла (english: Leila) (Kazakh), Ла́йла (Lájla) [feminine] (Russian), Лейла́ (Lejlá) [feminine] (Russian), لیلٰی (lailá) (Urdu), لیلیٰ (lailá) (Urdu)

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