Laila

== English == === Etymology === Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleɪlə/, (some women) /ˈlaɪlə/ Rhymes: -eɪlə, -aɪlə === Proper noun === Laila (plural Lailas) A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila. === Anagrams === -lalia, ilala == Danish == === Etymology === From Norwegian or Finnish Laila, often interpreted as a Sami name, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). Used in Denmark since early 20th century. === Proper noun === Laila a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Laila a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Laila's son: Lailuson Laila's daughter: Lailudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === First recorded in Finland in 1875. Explained as a Sami name, and used for Sami heroines in films and literature, without clear etymological proof. Possibly a variant of Aila. It may also derive from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”), as a variant of Leila which is actually more popular in Finland than Laila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯lɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑilɑ Syllabification(key): Lai‧la Hyphenation(key): Lai‧la === Proper noun === Laila a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Laila is the 203rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,060 female individuals (and as a middle name to 663 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === ailla, lilaa == German == === Alternative forms === Leila === Etymology === Both from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā) and Finnish Laila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯la/ === Proper noun === Laila f (proper noun, genitive Lailas or Laila, plural Lailas) (fairly rare, but of some native use) a female given name ==== Declension ==== == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Finnish or Norwegian Laila, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). === Proper noun === Laila f a female given name === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Laila was the only given name of 2236 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. == Norwegian == === Etymology === Made popular by the Sami heroine in a short story "Fra Finmarken"(1881) by J.A.Friis. Explained as a possible variant of Aila. First recorded in Norway as a given name in the 1880s. === Proper noun === Laila a female given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 529 females with the given name Laila living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Swedish == === Etymology === First recorded in Sweden in 1884. Borrowed from Norwegian and Finnish Laila. Interpreted as a Sami name. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Laila c (genitive Lailas) a female given name