Leila (name)

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Leila (Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a feminine Arabic given name primarily found in the Middle East, including all Arab countries, as well as Iran, Turkey, and Israel. In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla, and Leylah.

Leila comes from the Arabic word layl (Script error: No such module "Lang".), which means "night", or "dark".[1] The name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The story of Qays and Layla or Layla and Majnun is based on the romantic poems of Qais Ibn Al-Mulawwah (Template:Langx) in 7th century Arabia, who was nicknamed Majnoon Layla (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Arabic for "madly in love with Layla", referring to his cousin Layla Al-Amiriah (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[2] His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love. They later became a popular romance in medieval Iran,[3] and use of the name spread accordingly. The name gained popularity further afield in the Persianate world such as Iran and Pakistan also amongst Turkic peoples and in the Balkans and India.

The Indian version is "Leela" or "Lila." Some people of Indian origin use the spelling "Leila." The name in Sanskrit loosely translates to "divine play."

In the Nordic countries, Laila or Lajla is derived from the Sami name Láilá, the Sami variant of Helga which means "holy".[4]

People with this name

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Film, music and literature

Fictional and mythological characters

See also

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