Leila

From Arabic لَيْلَى‎ (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːlə/, IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪlə/
• Rhymes: -iːlə, Rhymes: -aɪlə

Leila

1. A female given name.
   • 1813 George Gordon Byron, The Giaour:

     Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed, / Which saith that woman is but dust

   • 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress, Echo Library 2006, →ISBN, page 104:

     "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?"

     "I went to her flat last week with Dad - he likes her."

     "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."

• Laila
• Layla
• Lela

• Allie, ileal

• IPA^(key): [ˈleilɑ]
• Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Leila

1. A female given name of Arabic origin.

• Laila

• aille

• IPA^(key): /lɛj.la/

Leila

1. A female given name of Arabic origin.

• aille, aillé, allie, allié

• Lejla

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛjlɒ]
• Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Leila

1. A female given name.