Laila

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/ˈleɪlə//ˈlaɪlə/

proper noun

A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.

OriginArabic لَيْلَى →
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Meanings

proper nounLaila (plural Lailas)

plural Lailas

  1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.

    “Laila it is,” Fariba said, smiling tiredly. “Night Beauty. It’s perfect.”

    2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 101

Origin

  1. Arabicلَيْلَى
  2. EnglishLaila

Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Laila

VenezuelaalagalaIslaKaylamalaLeilaLaylamelaKylaNilaLylaTwyla
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Anagrams

Alaliilala
Cite this entry
APA

Laila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laila

MLA

“Laila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laila. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laila,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laila.

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