Meaning: Night
The story
Layla is an Arabic name connected with night. Its literary association with Layla and Majnun accompanies that simple nighttime image.
Nicknames
- Lay
- Lala
Spellings & variants
- Leila
- Laila
- Leyla
- Lejla
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
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Origins
Layla comes from Arabic.
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