Leila (name)

Leila (Arabic: ليلى, Hebrew: לילה) is a feminine given name primarily in the Semitic (Arabic, Hebrew) and Iranian languages. In Latin alphabet the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla and Leylah.

Leila
Pronunciation/ˈllə/
Arabic: [ˈlajlaː,ˈleː-]
Persian: [ˈlejlɒː]
Hebrew: [ˈlajla]
GenderFemale
Origin
Meaning"Dusk", "Night"
Region of originMiddle East
Other names
Related namesLila, Layal

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All pages beginning with "Lejla"

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(lēləyā) in Aramaic, לילה (layla) in Hebrew, لَيْل (layl) or لَيْلَة (layla) in Arabic, and ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā) in Syriac.

In Hebrew and Arabic the word Leila or Laila means "night", "dark"[1] and the name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night".[2]

The story of Qays and Layla or Layla and Majnun is based on the romantic poems of Qais Ibn Al-Mulawwah (Arabic: قيس بن الملوح) in 7th century Arabia, who was nicknamed Majnoon Layla (مجنون ليلى), Arabic for "madly in love with Layla", referring to his cousin Layla Al-Amiriah (ليلى العامرية).[3] His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love. They later became a popular romance in medieval Iran,[4] and use of the name spread accordingly. The name gained popularity further afield in the Persianate world, amongst Turkic peoples and in the Balkans and India.

In the Nordic countries, Laila or Lajla is derived from the Sami name Láilá, the Sami variant of Helga which means "holy".[5]

People with this name

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Film, music and literature

Fictional and mythological characters

See also

Notes

  1. "Leyla M. Ruzhkova in Funimation.

References

  1. "לילה – night – Hebrew conjugation tables".
  2. Verger, Romain (2006). Zones sensibles (in French). Meudon: Quidam. ISBN 2-915018-13-8.
  3. "'Chronicles of Majnun Layla & Selected Poems': A Different Kind of Crazy". 4 November 2014.
  4. "Layla". Behind the Name. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. "Láilá". Behind the Name. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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