Leela

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proper noun

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India, a spelling variant of Lila.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lila

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India, a spelling variant of Lila.

    Dorothy's daughters were of exceptional beauty and the sisters could complain only that the Hindi names Dorothy had chosen - Mira, Leela, Lena - were meant to pass as Western ones.

    1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Penguin Books, published 1977, →ISBN, page 366

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Leela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leela

MLA

“Leela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leela. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leela,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leela.

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