Overview
Layla is a girl's name of Arabic origin, meaning “Night; dark beauty”. It sits off the mainstream charts — a quieter, distinctive choice. Notable namesakes include Layla and Majnun (poem).
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Meaning
Night; dark beauty
Origin
Arabic
The story
Immortalized in the 7th-century tale of Layla and Majnun — the Middle East's Romeo and Juliet — and later in Eric Clapton's anthem.
Famous people named Layla
Layla in other languages
- Hebrew: לילה
- Arabic: لَيلى
- Russian: Лейла
- Spanish: Layla
- French: Layla
- German: Layla
- Italian: Layla
- Portuguese: Layla
- Dutch: Layla
Nicknames
Lay
Variations
Leila, Laila
Numerology
6
The name Layla carries numerology number 6. (For entertainment.)