Given name

Ləyla

Ləyla is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in Azerbaijani.

Original Arabicلَيْلَى

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ləyla comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic لَيْلَى.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ləyla’s family of names

In Azerbaijani usage, Ləyla has a related form in Leyla. In Azerbaijani usage, Ləyla has a related form in Leyla. In Azerbaijani usage, Ləyla was borrowed from the Arabic form لَيْلَى.

Walk Ləyla’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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