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Leila (name)

"Leyla" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Leyla, Iran. For the asteroid, see 3397 Leyla.
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Leila (Arabic: ليلى, Persian: ليلى, Hebrew: לילה, Sanskrit लीला ) is a feminine given name primarily found in the Middle East, particularly in Semitic speaking countries and Iran. In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla and Leylah.

Leila
Pronunciation/ˈleɪlə/
Arabic: [ˈlajlaː,ˈleː-]
Persian: [ˈlejlɒː]
Hebrew: [ˈlajla]
GenderFemale
Origin
Meaning"Dusk", "Night"
Region of originMiddle East
Other names
Related namesLila, Layal

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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."

(lēləyā) in Aramaic, לילה (layla) in Hebrew, لَيْل (layl) or لَيْلَة (layla) in Arabic, and ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā) in Syriac.

In Hebrew and Arabic, the word Leila or Laila means "night", "dark"[1] and the name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night".[2]

The story of Qays and Layla or Layla and Majnun is based on the romantic poems of Qais Ibn Al-Mulawwah (Arabic: قيس بن الملوح) in 7th century Arabia, who was nicknamed Majnoon Layla (مجنون ليلى), Arabic for "madly in love with Layla", referring to his cousin Layla Al-Amiriah (ليلى العامرية).[3] His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love. They later became a popular romance in medieval Iran,[4] and use of the name spread accordingly. The name gained popularity further afield in the Persianate world, amongst Turkic peoples and in the Balkans and India.

In the Nordic countries, Laila or Lajla is derived from the Sami name Láilá, the Sami variant of Helga which means "holy".[5]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Leyla M. Ruzhkova in Funimation.

References

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  1. ^ "לילה – night – Hebrew conjugation tables".
  2. ^ Verger, Romain (2006). Zones sensibles (in French). Meudon: Quidam. ISBN 2-915018-13-8.
  3. ^ "'Chronicles of Majnun Layla & Selected Poems': A Different Kind of Crazy". 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Layla". Behind the Name. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Láilá". Behind the Name. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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