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Pretty!
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Most say that this is an Arabic name and means night but it’s false
Truly Lela is an African name of of Kiswahili origin meaning "black beauty".
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Truly Lela is an African name of of Kiswahili origin meaning "black beauty".
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Apparently also used in Slovenia: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lela
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In 2018, 85 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Lela who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1454th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
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Some people pronounce this as Lay-luh, but this spelling makes it look like it would be pronounced Lee-luh. To avoid mispronunciation I would spell it Layla (or Leila).
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"Lela" is quite commonly used in Georgia as well. [noted -ed]
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This is the name of one of my friends, and she pronounces it LEE-luh.
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I can't tell if this is supposed to be LAY-luh or LEE-luh. If it's the former, it's way to ambiguous; and if it's the latter, it's... pettish. Like Lulu.
Much prefer Leila.
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Much prefer Leila.
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The name Lela was given to 146 girls born in the US in 2015.
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Lela Rochon is an American actress.
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The name Lela was given to 174 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
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In Ella Enchanted, it was Ella's 'fake' name in the ball.
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This was my Great Grandmother's name. She was part Scottish and part German. I know it was her mother that named her and she was 100% German. I also think this name should be shown as a German name.
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Lela is a pretty name. When I see this spelling I pronounce it LEE-la.
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this name was my grandmothers name and she was very German. I think this name should be listed as a German name as well.
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