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'''Laila''', '''Layla''', '''Leila''', '''Lejla''' or '''Leyla''' ({{lang-ar|'''ليلى'''}}; {{lang-he|'''לילא'''}}) is an internationally-used feminine [[given name]] originating in the [[Semitic languages]]. The name is derived from the [[Semitic root|tri-consonantal root]]: [[Lamedh|'''L''']]-[[Yodh|'''Y''']]-[[Lamedh|'''L''']] (ليل)(a root shared with the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name: ''[[Lilith]]'') and means "''Night''" and over time has come to mean "Born at Night," "Dark-haired Beauty" or "Dark Beauty."<ref name=Normanp359>Norman, 2003, p. 359.</ref>
'''Laila''', '''Layla''', '''Leila''', '''Lejla''' or '''Leyla''' ({{lang-ar|'''ليلى'''}}; {{lang-he|'''לילא'''}}) is an internationally-used feminine [[given name]] originating in the [[Semitic languages]]. The name is derived from the [[Semitic root|tri-consonantal root]]: [[Lamedh|'''L''']]-[[Yodh|'''Y''']]-[[Lamedh|'''L''']] (ليل)(a root shared with the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name: ''[[Lilith]]'') and means "''Night''" and over time has come to mean "Born at Night," "Dark-haired Beauty" or "Dark Beauty."<ref name=Normanp359>Norman, 2003, p. 359.</ref>


While initially a popular name in the [[Muslim World]] (originally in the [[Arab World]], [[Iran|Persia]] and the [[Turkic peoples|Turkic World]], later also among the [[Muslim]]s of the [[Balkans]] - such as [[Bosniaks]] and [[Albanians]] - and in [[India]]) it has acquired a following in the [[Anglosphere|English-speaking world]], the [[Nordic countries]] and among [[Jew]]s. The Nordic '''Laila''' or '''Lajla''' (pronounced lie-lah) is derived from the [[Sami languages|Sami]] name ''Láilá'', probably a variant of the Finnish [[Aila (name)|Aila]].<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Laila&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or Behind the Name]</ref>
While initially a popular name in the [[Jewish World]] (originally in [[Israel]]) it has acquired a following in the [[Anglosphere|English-speaking world]], the [[Nordic countries]] and among [[Muslim]]s. The Nordic '''Laila''' or '''Lajla''' (pronounced lie-lah) is derived from the [[Sami languages|Sami]] name ''Láilá'', probably a variant of the Finnish [[Aila (name)|Aila]].<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Laila&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or Behind the Name]</ref>


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Leila
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameSemitic languages
Meaning"Night"
Other names
Related namesLaila, Layla, Lejla, Leyla, Lela, Lila

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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]

People with this name

Laila

Layla

Leila

Lejla

Leyla

Fictional characters

See also

References

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

Bibliography

  • Norman, Teresa (2003), A World of Baby Names, Perigee, ISBN 0399528946, 9780399528941 {{citation}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
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