Lyla - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lyla \l(y)-

is pronounced LYE-lah. It is of English origin. Possibly a feminine form of Lyle, or a variant short form of Delilah.

Lyla has 3 variant forms: Leila, Lila and Lilah.

For more information, see also the related name Laila.

Baby names that sound like Lyla are Lola, Layla, Lala, Leyla, Lela, Lylah and Lula.

Lyla is a very common first name for women (#2009 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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