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View Name: Leila


LEILA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Arabic, English
OTHER SCRIPTS: ليلى (Arabic)
PRONOUNCED: LAY-lə (English), LEE-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Variant of LAYLA. This spelling was used by Lord Byron for characters in 'The Giaour' (1813) and 'Don Juan' (1819), and it is through him that the name was introduced to the English-speaking world.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Laila, Layla, Leyla (Arabic), Layla, Laila, Leilah, Lela, Leyla, Lila, Lyla (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Leyla (Azerbaijani), Lejla (Bosnian)
Popularity
United States  ranked #230 
France  ranked #143 
Hungary  ranked #71 



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