- Meaning
- Night
- Arabic
- ليلى
- Say it
- LAY-laa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Known from the old love story of Layla and Majnun.
Other spellings
Leila, Laila, Leyla, Leïla
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Questions about Layla
What does Layla mean?
Layla means: Night. Known from the old love story of Layla and Majnun.
Is Layla in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Layla a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Layla is a girl’s name.
How do you write Layla in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Layla is written ليلى.