Laila

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Proper noun edit

Laila (plural Lailas)

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

Anagrams edit

-lalia, ilala

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Norwegian or Finnish Laila, often interpreted as a Sami name, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). Used in Denmark since early 20th century.

Proper noun edit

Laila

a female given name

Faroese edit

Proper noun edit

Laila

a female given name

Usage notes edit

Matronymics

son of Laila: Lailuson
daughter of Laila: Lailudóttir

Declension edit

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Laila
Accusative	Lailu
Dative	Lailu
Genitive	Lailu

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

First recorded in Finland in 1875. Explained as a Sami name, and used for Sami heroines in films and literature, without clear etymological proof. Possibly a variant of Aila. It may also derive from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”), as a variant of Leila which is actually more popular in Finland than Laila.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
Syllabification^(key): Lai‧la

Proper noun edit

Laila

a female given name

Declension edit

Inflection of Laila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Laila	Lailat
genitive		Lailan	Lailojen
partitive		Lailaa	Lailoja
illative		Lailaan	Lailoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Laila	Lailat
accusative	nom.	Laila	Lailat
accusative	gen.	Lailan	Lailat
genitive		Lailan	Lailojen Lailain^rare
partitive		Lailaa	Lailoja
inessive		Lailassa	Lailoissa
elative		Lailasta	Lailoista
illative		Lailaan	Lailoihin
adessive		Lailalla	Lailoilla
ablative		Lailalta	Lailoilta
allative		Lailalle	Lailoille
essive		Lailana	Lailoina
translative		Lailaksi	Lailoiksi
abessive		Lailatta	Lailoitta
instructive		—	Lailoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Laila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Lailani	Lailani
accusative	nom.	Lailani	Lailani
accusative	gen.	Lailani	Lailani
genitive		Lailani	Lailojeni Lailaini^rare
partitive		Lailaani	Lailojani
inessive		Lailassani	Lailoissani
elative		Lailastani	Lailoistani
illative		Lailaani	Lailoihini
adessive		Lailallani	Lailoillani
ablative		Lailaltani	Lailoiltani
allative		Lailalleni	Lailoilleni
essive		Lailanani	Lailoinani
translative		Lailakseni	Lailoikseni
abessive		Lailattani	Lailoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Lailoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Lailasi	Lailasi
accusative	nom.	Lailasi	Lailasi
accusative	gen.	Lailasi	Lailasi
genitive		Lailasi	Lailojesi Lailaisi^rare
partitive		Lailaasi	Lailojasi
inessive		Lailassasi	Lailoissasi
elative		Lailastasi	Lailoistasi
illative		Lailaasi	Lailoihisi
adessive		Lailallasi	Lailoillasi
ablative		Lailaltasi	Lailoiltasi
allative		Lailallesi	Lailoillesi
essive		Lailanasi	Lailoinasi
translative		Lailaksesi	Lailoiksesi
abessive		Lailattasi	Lailoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Lailoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Lailamme	Lailamme
accusative	nom.	Lailamme	Lailamme
accusative	gen.	Lailamme	Lailamme
genitive		Lailamme	Lailojemme Lailaimme^rare
partitive		Lailaamme	Lailojamme
inessive		Lailassamme	Lailoissamme
elative		Lailastamme	Lailoistamme
illative		Lailaamme	Lailoihimme
adessive		Lailallamme	Lailoillamme
ablative		Lailaltamme	Lailoiltamme
allative		Lailallemme	Lailoillemme
essive		Lailanamme	Lailoinamme
translative		Lailaksemme	Lailoiksemme
abessive		Lailattamme	Lailoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Lailoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Lailanne	Lailanne
accusative	nom.	Lailanne	Lailanne
accusative	gen.	Lailanne	Lailanne
genitive		Lailanne	Lailojenne Lailainne^rare
partitive		Lailaanne	Lailojanne
inessive		Lailassanne	Lailoissanne
elative		Lailastanne	Lailoistanne
illative		Lailaanne	Lailoihinne
adessive		Lailallanne	Lailoillanne
ablative		Lailaltanne	Lailoiltanne
allative		Lailallenne	Lailoillenne
essive		Lailananne	Lailoinanne
translative		Lailaksenne	Lailoiksenne
abessive		Lailattanne	Lailoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Lailoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Lailansa	Lailansa
accusative	nom.	Lailansa	Lailansa
accusative	gen.	Lailansa	Lailansa
genitive		Lailansa	Lailojensa Lailainsa^rare
partitive		Lailaansa	Lailojaan Lailojansa
inessive		Lailassaan Lailassansa	Lailoissaan Lailoissansa
elative		Lailastaan Lailastansa	Lailoistaan Lailoistansa
illative		Lailaansa	Lailoihinsa
adessive		Lailallaan Lailallansa	Lailoillaan Lailoillansa
ablative		Lailaltaan Lailaltansa	Lailoiltaan Lailoiltansa
allative		Lailalleen Lailallensa	Lailoilleen Lailoillensa
essive		Lailanaan Lailanansa	Lailoinaan Lailoinansa
translative		Lailakseen Lailaksensa	Lailoikseen Lailoiksensa
abessive		Lailattaan Lailattansa	Lailoittaan Lailoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Lailoineen Lailoinensa

Statistics edit

Laila is the 192^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,285 female individuals (and as a middle name to 631 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams edit

ailla, lilaa

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Leila

Etymology edit

Both from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā) and Finnish Laila.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯la/

Proper noun edit

Laila f (proper noun, genitive Lailas or Laila, plural Lailas)

(fairly rare, but of some native use) a female given name

Declension edit

Declension of Laila [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Laila	die	Lailas¹
genitive	einer	der	Lailas, Laila	der	Lailas¹
dative	einer	der	Laila	den	Lailas¹
accusative	eine	die	Laila	die	Lailas¹

¹Rare.

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Finnish or Norwegian Laila, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

Proper noun edit

Laila f

a female given name

References edit

Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
[1] Population Register of Latvia: Laila was the only given name of 2236 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian edit

Etymology edit

Made popular by the Sami heroine in a short story "Fra Finmarken"(1881) by J.A.Friis. Explained as a possible variant of Aila. First recorded in Norway as a given name in the 1880s.

Proper noun edit

Laila

a female given name

References edit

Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
[2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 529 females with the given name Laila living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

First recorded in Sweden in 1884. Borrowed from Norwegian and Finnish Laila. Interpreted as a Sami name.

Pronunciation edit

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Proper noun edit

Laila c (genitive Lailas)

a female given name