Given name · Persian · Urdu
لیلی
لیلی (lailā) is a feminine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Proto-Semitic. It is used in Urdu and Persian.
Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Leyli.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
لیلی comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Urdu usage, لیلی developed from لَيْلَى.
The story
First recorded c.
لیلی’s family of names
In Urdu usage, لیلی developed from the Arabic form لَيْلَى. In Persian usage, لیلی can be written in the Roman alphabet as LEYLI. In Urdu usage, لیلی can be written in the Roman alphabet as lailā.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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