name
Arabic
Layla
LAY-lah
/ˈlejlɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Layla
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Persian / Arabic
- Meaning
- Night; the heroine of the Layla and Majnun romance.
- Gender
- female
Common mispronunciations
LIE-luhLEE-luh
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