All pages beginning with "Laila" All pages beginning with "Layla" All pages beginning with "Leïla" All pages beginning with "Lejla" Leila (Arabic: ليلى, Urdu: ليلى Turkish: Leyla Persian: ليلى, Hebrew: לילה, Sanskrit: लीला) is a feminine given name primarily found in the Middle East, including Semitic speaking countries, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.
In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla, and Leylah.
The name in Sanskrit loosely translates to "divine play."
[2] His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love.
The name gained popularity further afield in the Persianate world such as Iran and Pakistan also amongst Turkic peoples and in the Balkans and India.