Gender:
Origin:
Persian
50 famous people named Leyla found on Wikipedia.
7238 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
646-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
618-th in year 2017
Used in: Arabic, Azerbaijani, English, Persian, Turkish
Leila (Persian: لیلا; Hebrew: לילה; Arabic: ليلى) is a feminine given name in the Iranian, Hebrew and Arabic languages.
Leila is the Arabic and Hebrew word for "night": laylah. The identification of the word "night" as the name of an angel originates with the interpretation of "Rabbi Yochanan" (possibly Yochanan ben Zakkai, c. 30–90 AD) who read "At night [Abraham] and his servants deployed against them and defeated them” (Genesis 14.15, JPS) as "by [an angel called] night" (Sanhedrin 96a).
The story of Qays and Layla or Layla and Majnun is based on the romantic poems of Qais Ibn Al-Mulawwah (قيس بن الملوح), who was nicknamed Majnoon Layla (مجنون ليلى), Arabic for "madly in love with Layla", his cousin Layla Al-Amiriah (ليلى العامرية) in 7th century Arabia. His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love. They later became a popular romance in medieval Iran, and use of the name spread accordingly. The name gained popularity further afield in the Muslim World, amongst Turkic peoples and in the Balkans and India.
Variant spellings include Laela, Laelah, Laila, Layla, Leïla, Leighla, Lejla and Leyla.
In the Nordic countries, Laila or Lajla (pronounced lie-lah) is derived from the Sami name Láilá, the Sami variant of Helga which means holy.
Dark-haired beauty, night.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Leyla Milani | 1982 | Canadian actor and model |
2 | Leyla Tuğutlu | 1989 | Turkish actress |
3 | Leyla Harding | ||
4 | Leyla Zana | 1961 | Turkish activist and politician |
5 | Leyla Onur | 1945 | German politician |
6 | Leyla McCalla | 1985 | American musician, singer, songwriter and cellist |
7 | Leyla Gencer | 1928 | Singer |
8 | Leyla Aliyeva | 1986 | Azerbaijani television-presenter, born 1986 |
9 | Leyla Piedayesh | 1970 | German entrepreneur |
10 | Leyla Yunus | 1955 | Azerbaijani activist |
11 | Leyla Qasim | 1952 | Iraqi activist |
12 | Leyla Rohrbeck | 1990 | |
13 | Leyla Hussein | 1980 | Somali psychotherapist and social activist |
14 | Leyla Dakhli | 1973 | French-Tunisian historian |
15 | Leyla Umar | 1928 | Turkish author and journalist (1928-2015) |
16 | Leyla Sayar | 1939 | Turkish actress |
17 | Leyla Demiriş | 1945 | Turkish soprano opera singer |
18 | Leyla Saz | 1845 | Turkish composer and writer |
19 | Leyla Achba | 1898 | Ottoman Empire princess |
20 | Leyla Dartel | 1930 | Argentinian actor |
21 | Leyla Bouzid | 1984 | Tunisian film director |
22 | Leylâ Erbil | 1931 | Turkish writer |
23 | Leyla Söylemez | 1989 | |
24 | Leyla Güven | 1964 | Politician |
25 | Leyla Neyzi | 1961 | Turkish academic |
26 | Leyla Badirbeyli | 1920 | Soviet actor |
27 | Leyla Chihuán | 1975 | Female volleyball player from Peru |
28 | Leyla Acaroglu | Sustainability strategist | |
29 | Leyla Gül | 1974 | |
30 | Leyla Gamsız Sarptürk | 1921 | |
31 | Leyla Tavşanoğlu | Turkish journalist | |
32 | Leyla Güngör | 1993 | Turkish women's footballer |
33 | Leyla Pafumi | 1975 | Italian model and television presenter |
34 | Leyla Alaton | 1961 | Turkish Jewish businesswoman |
35 | Leyla Yeniay Köseoğlu | Turkish politician | |
36 | Leyla Pınar | Turkish musician | |
37 | Leyla Vakilova | 1927 | Azerbaijani ballerina |
38 | Leyla Gediz | 1974 | Turkish artist |
39 | Leyla Mammadbeyova | 1922 | Azerbaijani pathologists |
40 | Leyla Adamyan | 1949 | |
41 | Leyla Akhmerova | 1957 | Olympic field hockey player |
42 | Leyla Tuifua | 1986 | French volleyball player |
43 | Leyla Tasdelen | 1964 | Turkish author |
44 | Liza Leyla | ||
45 | Leyla Bağcı | 1990 | Turkish association football player |
46 | Leyla Gamsiz Sarptürk | ||
47 | Leyla İmret | 1987 | Turkish politician |
48 | Leyla Shikhlinskaya | 1947 | |
49 | Leyla Altın | 1941 | Turkish actress |
50 | Leyla Metin |