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Laila

/ˈleɪlə/

Laila proper noun: a female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.

Proper noun

Laila (plural Lailas)

  1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
    • “Laila it is,” Fariba said, smiling tiredly. “Night Beauty. It’s perfect.”2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 101

Forms of Laila

pluralLailas

Origin of Laila

Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

Words that rhyme with Laila

Questions about Laila

What does Laila mean?
Laila means a female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
What part of speech is Laila?
Laila is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Laila?
Laila is pronounced /ˈleɪlə/.

Words near Laila in the dictionary

  1. Laikhutlempi
  2. laiking
  3. Laikipia
  4. laiks
  5. Lail
  6. Laila
  7. Lailah
  8. Lails
  9. laimosphere
  10. laimospheres
  11. lain

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