Leila
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Leyla, Leilah, Leylah, Laila, Layla, Lailah, Laylah, Lela, Lelah
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈleɪlə/, (some women, esp. US) /ˈliːlə/
Rhymes: -eɪlə, (esp. US) -iːlə
=== Proper noun ===
Leila (plural Leilas)
A female given name from Arabic.
==== Related terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
Allie, ileal
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlei̯lɑ/, [ˈle̞i̯lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -eilɑ
Syllabification(key): Lei‧la
Hyphenation(key): Lei‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Leila
a female given name from Arabic
==== Declension ====
==== Statistics ====
Leila is the 80th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,381 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,199 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== See also ===
Laila
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
aille
== French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Leïla
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lej.la/ ~ /lɛj.la/
=== Proper noun ===
Leila f
a female given name from Arabic
=== Anagrams ===
aille, aillé, allie, allié
== Hungarian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Lejla
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈlɛjlɒ]
Hyphenation: Lei‧la
Rhymes: -lɒ
=== Proper noun ===
Leila
a female given name
==== Declension ====
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: Lei‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Leila f
a female given name
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈleila/ [ˈlei̯.la]
Rhymes: -eila
Syllabification: Lei‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Leila f
a female given name