"Lail" is an Arabic word which literally means "night". It is also the title of Chapter 92 of the Koran: "Al-Lail", "The Night". Other forms of the name are: Laila, Layla, Leela, Leelah, Leilah, Leilia, Lela, Lelah, Lelia, Leyla.
Lila is a common Indian female given name meaning "beauty". Lilavati is a variant of this name that is also the title of a twelfth-century mathematics treatise. Lila is also a variant of the female given name Leila, derived from the Semitic word for "night".
The name Lailah is a Muslim baby name. In Muslim the meaning of the name Lailah is: Night. Born at night. Sweetheart.
Meanings and history of the name Leelah: | Edit. Means "night beauty". and is a variant of Leila(Arabic): Used by authors for names of exotic female characters in the 19th Century. Famous real-life people named Leelah: | Edit.
Origin of the name Leila: Derived from the Arabic leila (night, dark beauty) or the Persian leila (dark-haired). Its use in England began with George Byon's poem "The Giaour" (1813). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Meaning uncertain, said to be a variant of Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature æ as œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Loel. A notable bearer was Loelia Duchess of Westminster (1902-1993), whose name Ian Fleming subsequently used for a character in his 'James Bond' novels.
Lylah is a fanciful respelling of either Lila from the Hindu female name (लीला) meaning “play, amusement†or Lila which is an English simplified variation of Leila (an Arabic name meaning “nightâ€). In Arabic tradition, Leila has been used for daughters born at night or daughters exhibiting traits of “dark beautyâ€.
