Leila Meaning
What does Leila mean?
The meaning of Leila is "night".
Leila is generally used as a girl's name.
It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Lei-la.
The Given Name Leila
With an interesting history, it was used in romantic poems from Arabia to England, and was thought to be the name of a biblical angel by one early Rabbinic scholar.
The name Leila was made popular in the English speaking world by Lord Byron who used it as the name of characters in both The Giaour (1813) and Don Juan (1819-24).
Using it to mean a dark beauty or dark complexion, the Leila of The Giaour is a harem girl who is killed my her master and avenged by her love, the giaour.
The name was also used by Lord Lytton in his novel Leila: or The Siege or Granada (1838).
Leila Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 221 in baby name popularity for girls with 1,404 occurrences. It ranked 13,410 in baby name popularity for boys with 5 occurrences.
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Leila Related Names
Variants of the name Leila include Laila, Lailah, Laylah, Leilah, Lela, Lelah, Leyla, Lila, Lilah, Lyla, Lylah.
Famous Leilas
Leila Numerology
Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Leila.
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Leila Name Fun
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Be creative with the name Leila. Just for fun, see the name Leila in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.
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