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Leila - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Leila \le(i)-la\ is pronounced LEE-lah, LAY-lah, LYE-lah. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "night beauty". Used by authors for the names of exotic female characters in the early 19th century. The name is popular in the Middle East.
Leila has 12 variant forms: Laila, Layla, Leela, Leelah, Leilah, Lela, Lelah, Lelia, Leyla, Lila, Lilah and Lyla.
For more information, see also the related name Loelia.
Baby names that sound like Leila are Leala and Leola.
Leila is a very common first name for women (#708 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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