Leila
/L-EY-L-AH/
Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Leila is a Muslim girl name of Arabic origin, meaning “Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun.”.
Leila is a girl's name of Arabic origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun." and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.
Common among Arab, Persian, American, European, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Malaysian, Turkish, Singaporean, Iranian, British families, Leila carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Leila's roots in Arabic & Islamic tradition
Leila carries meaning rooted in Arabic and the wider Islamic tradition (Arabic) — “Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun.”. Many Muslim families weigh a name's root meaning and the values it carries.
NameRoot shows you the depth. See Leila's Arabic roots, the values it carries, and how it scores for your family.
See Leila's full reading →What does Leila's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Leila resonates in either tradition.
Leila's destiny number is 3 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Leila's full reading →
Does Leila go with your family's names?
Leila breaks into 4 sounds: /L-EY-L-AH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Leila sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Leila beside your family's names →
Names similar to Leila
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Leila
What does the name Leila mean?
Leila means "Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun.." It is a girl name of Arabic origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.
Is Leila a boy or girl name?
Leila is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Leila?
Leila is of Arabic origin, used in Muslim tradition, commonly among Arab, Persian, American families.
Is Leila a Muslim name?
Yes. Leila is a girl name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Arabic origin.
What does Leila mean in Arabic?
Leila originates from Arabic, where it means "Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun.."
What is the numerology of Leila?
Leila has a Pythagorean destiny number of 3 — creativity and joyful expression.
Is Leila an Islamic name?
Yes. Leila is an Arabic girl name meaning "Night, dark beauty — Leila comes from the Arabic word for night and is the heroine of one of the great Persian love stories, the tragic romance of Layla and Majnun.", widely used in Muslim families, including Arab and Persian communities.
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