See also: läila

English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Laila (plural Lailas)

  1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.

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Danish

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Etymology

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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

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Laila

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Laila

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Laila: Lailuson
  • daughter of Laila: Lailudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Laila
Accusative Lailu
Dative Lailu
Genitive Lailu

Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Laila

  1. a female given name

Declension

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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
gen. Lailan
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
gen. 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
gen. 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
gen. 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
gen. 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
gen. 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

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  • Laila is the 192nd 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.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Both from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā) and Finnish Laila.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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

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

Declension

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Laila f

  1. a female given name

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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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

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Laila

  1. a female given name

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Laila c (genitive Lailas)

  1. a female given name