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Leila (, , ) is a feminine of Arabic, Nordic and Sanskrit origin. It is popular in the , including -speakings countries, , , , the , as well as the . In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla, and Leylah.

Laila comes from the word layl (لَيْل), which means "night", or "dark". The name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night".

The story of Qays and Layla or Layla and Majnun is based on the romantic poems of Qais Ibn Al-Mulawwah () in 7th century , who was nicknamed Majnoon Layla (مجنون ليلى), Arabic for "madly in love with Layla", referring to his cousin Layla Al-Amiriah (ليلى العامرية). His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love. They later became a popular romance in medieval , and use of the name spread accordingly. The name gained popularity further afield in the such as and also amongst and in the and .

The Indian name is Leela or Lila And is of Sanskrit origin and related to Hindu religion and philosophy. The name in Sanskrit translates to "play or divine play". It can also mean " act of God". Leela is also associted With Hindu goddess Durga. The concept of 'Leela' is rooted in Hindu philosophy and cosmology. The most famous example is 'Ramleela' related to Lord Ram and 'Rasleela' related to Lord Krishna. Layla or Leila, although similar sounding to Leela, have no connection to the name and its origin. Leela/Lila is of Sanskrit origin Indian name and Leila is of Arabic origin. The Word "Leela" and "Leila" have different origins, meanings and cultural significance, though they are phonetically similar.

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

In China, Laila is pronounced as Lái lā (莱拉), and Leila is pronounced as léi lā (雷拉).

People with this name
Laila

Layla

Laylah
  • (born 1968), American visual artist
  • Laylah Ali Othman (born 1986), Nigerian businesswoman

Leila
  • (1929–2018), Georgian actress
  • (born 1964), Sudanese writer
  • (born 1940), Egyptian-American professor
  • (born 1984), South African performance artist
  • Leïla Ben Ali (born 1956), Tunisian political figure
  • (born 1971), London-based musician of Persian descent
  • (born 1971), Brazilian volleyball player
  • (born 1996), Canadian boxer
  • (born 1970), Iranian-American musician, actress and writer
  • Leïla Chaibi (born 1982), French politician
  • Leila de Lima (born 1959), Filipino human rights activist
  • (1898–2012), American pediatrician
  • (19712011), Iranian mountain climber
  • (born 1981), British actress
  • (born 1959), Iranian singer and actress
  • (born 1969), Tunisian social entrepreneur
  • (born 1991), American model
  • (born 1972), Iranian actress
  • (1940–2025), Australian actress
  • (1868–1897), American author
  • (1905–1977), American film actress
  • Leïla Jaffel (born 1960), Tunisian politician and jurist
  • (born 1977), American violinist
  • (1939–1989), Iranian poet and lyricist
  • (born 1944), Palestinian hijacker and PFLP member
  • , Pakistani politician
  • Leila Khan (actress), British actress
  • Leila Lopes (pageant titleholder) (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011 from Angola
  • (born 1985), Estonian long-distance runner
  • Leila Mardanshina (1927–2017), Soviet and Russian gas and oil operator
  • , Iranian-Australian journalist
  • (born 1993), English actress
  • (1918–1995), Egyptian singer and movie star
  • (1930–2025), Afro-German singer and actress
  • (born 1993), Spanish footballer
  • (1970–2001), Princess of Iran
  • Leila Pärtelpoeg (1927–2025), Estonian interior architect and pedagog
  • Leila Säälik (born 1941), Estonian actress
  • Leïla Slimani (born 1981), French-Moroccan writer and journalist
  • (born 1974), Brazilian basketball player
  • Leila Al Solh (born 1946), Lebanese public figure
  • (born 1981), Hong Kong actress and singer
  • (born 1985), Iranian-American swimmer, world record holder
  • (1880–1932), mistress of British occultist Aleister Crowley

Leilah
  • Leilah Assunção (born 1943), Brazilian dramatist, actress and writer
  • (1890–1932), French writer
  • , Canadian writer
  • Leïla Sy (born 1977), French film director
  • (born 1979), American filmmaker and conceptual artist

Lejla
  • (born 1950), Albanian composer
  • (born 1994), Swedish footballer
  • (born 1986), Serbian pop singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Lejla Kalamujić (born 1980), queer writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Lejla Tanović (born 1994), Bosnian mountain bike racer

Lelia
  • Lelia N. Morris (18621929), American hymnwriter

Leyla
  • (1898–1931), princess at the Ottoman Empire court
  • Leyla Bağcı (born 1990), Turkish-Dutch footballer
  • Leyla Chihuán (born 1975), Peruvian volleyball player
  • (1928–2008), Turkish soprano opera singer
  • Leyla Güngör (born 1993), Turkish-Swedish footballer
  • (born 1985), British food and travel writer and media personality
  • Leyla Mamedbekova (1921–2006), Azerbaijani pathologist
  • Leyla Mammadbeyova (1909–1989), the first female Azerbaijani aviator
  • (born 1982), Canadian model of Iranian descent
  • (born 1961), Turkish academic
  • Leyla Pınar, Turkish harpsichordist and musicologist
  • (1952–1974), Kurdish activist in Iraq
  • (1850–1936), composer, poet and writer of Cretan Turkish descent
  • , Canadian scientist
  • (born 1997), Turkish actress
  • Leyla Tuğutlu (born 1989), Turkish beauty queen
  • (1927–1999), Azerbaijani ballerina
  • Leyla Yeniay Köseoğlu (1926–2002), Turkish politician
  • (born 1961), Kurdish politician from Turkey

Leylah
  • Leylah Alliët (born 1991), Belgian beauty pageant titleholder
  • (born 2002), Canadian tennis player

Film, music and literature
  • Laila, Norwegian silent film starring Mona Mårtenson
  • Laila, album by Shahin Badar
  • , song by Derek and the Dominos
  • Leila, song by Indochine in the album L'aventurier
  • Leila, essay by
  • Leila, song by in the The Shapes
  • Lejla, song by Hari Mata Hari
  • , song by
  • Leila, song by Milton Nascimento
  • Leila, song by Legião Urbana

Fictional and mythological characters
  • Laila, character portrayed by Sunny Leone in "Laila Main Laila" from Raees
  • Laila Lewin in the book series The Wheel of Time
  • , an angel of the night in Jewish mythology
  • in the Japanese manga /, first introduced in chapter 172
  • Layla in the animated series
  • Layla in the 1st Story Maxi CD 「Seisen no Iberia / 聖戦のイベリア」 of
  • Layla in the classic love story Layla and Majnun
  • Layla, from series 3-5 of The Story of Tracy Beaker, portrayed by
  • Layla, a character in 2020 video game Genshin Impact
  • Layla El-Faouly / Scarlet Scarab in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show
  • in the Japanese manga series
  • Layla Hassan, character in the Assassin's Creed video game series
  • Layla Heartfilia in the Japanese manga series
  • in the
  • Layla M. Luzhkova in the Japanese anime series Sakura Wars the Animation
  • Layla Prismriver, a character briefly mentioned in the Japanese doujin game series (shoot 'em up)
  • in the Japanese manga series NANA
  • Leela in the TV show
  • Leela (Doctor Who), a companion of the Fourth Doctor (1977–78)
  • , a character in soap opera
  • Leila, a playable character in Final Fantasy II
  • Leila, a daughter of main character in video game by Saber Interactive Inversion
  • Leila Dalton, protagonist of the Night Prince novels by
  • Leila Hosnani, mother of Nessim (and Narouz) Hosnani, in Lawrence Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet
  • Leila Kwan Zimmer, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
  • Leila Organa or Principessa Leila, Italian name of Princess Leia Organa, character
  • Leïla, heroine of Bizet's opera Les Pecheurs de Perles ( The Pearl Fishers), 1863
  • in the British soap opera
  • Leyla Sancak in The Protector (Turkish TV series)
  • Lilah Morgan in Angel (1999 TV series) TV show
  • in the television series Friday Night Lights

See also
  • Leela (name)
  • Leila (disambiguation)
  • , name with the same etymological root

Notes
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