Leilah Name Meaning & Origin
Leilah
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).
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Leilah ranked #997 in the U.S. in 2010.
Hallie and Leilah are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
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Leilah Nadir, an Iraqi Canadian novelist and writer
Leilah Assunção, a Brazilian dramatist, actress and writer
Leilah Sutherland, an actress who played Alicia Spinnet in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- Leilah in song, story & screen
Leilah is a character in the webtoon UnOrdinary.