Given name
Leïla
“night”
In French use, Leïla is a variant of Leila. One Arabic interpretation is “night.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Leïla is a variant of Leila. One Arabic interpretation is “night.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Leïla is a variant of Leila. An origin associated with Leila is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
In French use, Leïla is a variant of Leila. The history of Leila gives this family its wider story. Byron used Leila in The Giaour and Don Juan, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton used it for the heroine of his novel Leila. These works helped make the Arabic name familiar to English-speaking readers.
Explained through its name family
Leïla’s family of names
In French usage, Leïla has a related form in Leila.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leïla
- Leïla SlimaniFrench-Moroccan writer and journalistborn 1981
- Leïla Ben AliWife of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and former First Lady of Tunisiaborn 1956
- Leila AlaouiMoroccan-French photographer & video artist (1982-2016)
- Leïla MarouaneFrench-Algerian journalist and writer1960–2026
- Leïla SebbarFrench writer (born 1941)
- Leïla KilaniMoroccan film directorborn 1970
- Leïla ChaibiFrench-Tunisian politicianborn 1982
- Leïla LacanFrench basketball player (born 2004)
- Leila BenaliMoroccan and French engineer, economist and politicianborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Leïla, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lylah
“night” · “born at night”
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Laila
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls
Lila
“born at night” · “resembling a lily”
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Lecea
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Layla
“night” · “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls
Fennella
“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
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Dervala
“one's true desire; a poet's daughter”
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Pamelah
“very strange” · “a woman who is as sweet as honey”
>99% girls