What does the name leila mean?

Answer 1

Leila or Layla, Lejla Arabic: ليلى‎ is a female given name in several cultures, including Persian, Indian, and Middle Eastern. In recent times, it has acquired a following in the English-speaking world as well. It derives from the Arabic word for "night," (leil, Arabic: ليل‎), and over time has come to mean "Born at Night," "Dark-haired Beauty," or "Dark Beauty."[1] An early instance of the name Layla is in the classic love story Layla and Majnun.

Contents[hide]

• 1 People with this name
• 2 Fictional characters
• 3 Songs about Leila
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 Bibliography

[edit] People with this name

• Layla El, WWE wrestler
• Layla Kayleigh, G4 host on the US television program, Attack of the Show
• Leila Aboulela, Sudanese writer
• Leila Ahmed, Egyptian-American professor
• Leila Arab, London-based musician
• Leila Barros, Brazilian volleyball player
• Leila Bela, Iranian-American avant-garde musician, actress and writer
• Leila Forouhar, Iranian singer and actress
• Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano opera singer
• Leila Hatami, Iranian actress, star of the 1996 Iranian film Leila
• Leila Hayes, Australian actress
• Leila Hyams, an American film actress
• Leila Josefowicz, American violinist
• Leila Khaled, Palestinian Militant and senior PFLP member
• Leila Khatami, Iranian mathematician
• Leila McKinnon, Iranian-Australian journalist
• Leila Mourad, Egyptian-Jewish singer and movie star
• Leila Pahlavi, Iranian princess
• Leila Sobral, Brazilian Basketball player
• Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress and singer
• Leila Vaziri, Iranian-American swimmer, world record holder
• Leila Waddell, mistress of notorious British occultist Aleister Crowley
• Lejla Hot, Serbian singer
• Leila Cevones St. Louis, Average not famous person

[edit] Fictional characters

• Layla in the classic Middle Eastern love story Layla and Majnun
• Layla Serizawa in the Japanese manga series NANA
• Layla (Winx Club) in the Winx Club animated series
• Layla Hamilton in the Japanese manga series Kaleido Star

[edit] Songs about Leila

• "Layla", a song by Eric Clapton from the Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
• "Lejla", a song by Hari Mata Hari

[edit] See also

• Leila (disambiguation)
• Layla (disambiguation)

[edit] References

1. ^ Norman, 2003, p. 359.

[edit] Bibliography

• Norman, Teresa (2003), A World of Baby Names, Perigee, Special:Booksources, 9780399528941

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Answer 2

Night.