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Laïla ليلى f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليلى (see Layla) chiefly used in North Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Laila 1 ليلى f Arabic, Urdu, English
Variant of Layla.

Lamia 1 لامعة f Arabic
Means "shining, radiant" in Arabic, derived from the root لمع (lamaʿa) meaning "to shine, to gleam".

Lamis لميس f Arabic
Means "soft" in Arabic.

Lamya لمياء f Arabic
Derived from the poetic Arabic word لمى (lamā) meaning "dark red lips".

Lateefah لطيفة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لطيفة (see Latifa).

Latif لطيف m Arabic, Urdu
Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition اللطيف (al-Laṭīf) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Latifa لطيفة f Arabic
Feminine form of Latif.

Latifah لطيفة f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic لطيفة (see Latifa), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Lawahiz لواحظ f Arabic (Rare)
Means "glances" in Arabic.

Layan ليان f Arabic
Means "soft, delicate" in Arabic, from the root لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft".

Layla ليلى f Arabic, English
Means "night" in Arabic. Layla was the love interest of the poet Qays (called Majnun) in an old Arab tale, notably retold by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi in his poem Layla and Majnun. This story was a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia. The name became used in the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song Layla by Derek and the Dominos, the title of which was inspired by the medieval story.

Leila ليلى f Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Georgian
Variant of Layla, and the usual Persian transcription.... [more]

Leyla ليلى f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of Leila, and the usual Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish form.

Lina 1 لينا f Arabic
Means "soft, tender" in Arabic, derived from لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft". It can also be from Arabic لينة (līna), a type of palm tree, likely derived from the same root.

Lubna لبنى f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "storax tree" in Arabic. According to a 7th-century Arabic tale Lubna and Qays were a couple forced to divorce by Qays's father.

Lujayn لجين f Arabic
Means "silver" in Arabic.

Lulu 2 لؤلؤ f Arabic
Means "pearls" in Arabic.

Lutfi لطفيّ m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic, a derivative of لطف (laṭafa) meaning "to be kind".

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