Malay Names · Girl
Laila name meaning
“night”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- L
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptليلى
2
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Laila
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Laila is a girl's name from Arabic meaning 'night'.
What does Laila mean?
About the name Laila
Laila is a spelling of Layla (ليلى), an Arabic female name from a Proto-Semitic word for 'night'. In Arabic poetry Layla is also a prototype of a woman in a love story. Other spellings include Layla and Laela.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Lai-la |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with L |
| Arabic script | ليلى |
|---|
Compound names with Laila
Sources
- Wiktionary: ليلى · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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