Laela Name Meaning & Origin
Laela
Pronunciation: LAY-lə (key)
Origin of the name Layla:
Derived from the Arabic leila (night, dark beauty) or the Persian leila (dark-haired). Its use in England began with George Byron's poem "The Giaour" (1813).
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