Leyla

Gender: 
Female

Meanings:

  • Form of Leila: Dark as night; night of destiny; chaste; affectionate (lay-lah, lee-lah—Algeria; Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
  • Form of Layla: Born at night (East Africa); night (Swahili, East Africa).
  • Form of Leilah: Dark beauty; dark as night (LAY-lah—Hebrew).