English

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Etymology

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From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.

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Proper noun

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Leila (plural Leilas)

  1. A female given name from Arabic.
    • 1813, Lord Byron, The Giaour, a Fragment of a Turkish Tale, London: [] T[homas] Davison, [], for John Murray, [], →OCLC, page 12:
      Oh! who young Leila’s glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust?
    • 1919 October, John Galsworthy, chapter I, in Saint’s Progress, London: William Heinemann, published December 1919, →OCLC, part III, 1 §, page 220:
      "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."
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Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯lɑ/, [ˈle̞i̯lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eilɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Lei‧la

Proper noun

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Leila

  1. a female given name from Arabic
    • 2019, Riikka Pelo, Kaikki elävä, Teos, →ISBN, page 438:
      Leila katsoi ohitseni koko ajan, niin hän oli tehnyt jo aamulla. Hän oli edesmenneen äitini sukupolvea, paksunahkainen, ankaran työn muovaama, eksoottisesta nimestään huolimatta persjalkainen maatiaisnainen, kuten Aku sanoisi.
      Leila looked past me constantly as she had been doing since the morning. She was from the generation of my deceased mother, thick-skinned, a character shaped by hard work, but despite her exotic name, a 'duck-legged country woman', as Aku would say.

Declension

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Inflection of Leila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Leila Leilat
genitive Leilan Leilojen
partitive Leilaa Leiloja
illative Leilaan Leiloihin
singular plural
nominative Leila Leilat
accusative nom. Leila Leilat
gen. Leilan
genitive Leilan Leilojen
Leilain rare
partitive Leilaa Leiloja
inessive Leilassa Leiloissa
elative Leilasta Leiloista
illative Leilaan Leiloihin
adessive Leilalla Leiloilla
ablative Leilalta Leiloilta
allative Leilalle Leiloille
essive Leilana Leiloina
translative Leilaksi Leiloiksi
abessive Leilatta Leiloitta
instructive Leiloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Leila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Leilani Leilani
accusative nom. Leilani Leilani
gen. Leilani
genitive Leilani Leilojeni
Leilaini rare
partitive Leilaani Leilojani
inessive Leilassani Leiloissani
elative Leilastani Leiloistani
illative Leilaani Leiloihini
adessive Leilallani Leiloillani
ablative Leilaltani Leiloiltani
allative Leilalleni Leiloilleni
essive Leilanani Leiloinani
translative Leilakseni Leiloikseni
abessive Leilattani Leiloittani
instructive
comitative Leiloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Leilasi Leilasi
accusative nom. Leilasi Leilasi
gen. Leilasi
genitive Leilasi Leilojesi
Leilaisi rare
partitive Leilaasi Leilojasi
inessive Leilassasi Leiloissasi
elative Leilastasi Leiloistasi
illative Leilaasi Leiloihisi
adessive Leilallasi Leiloillasi
ablative Leilaltasi Leiloiltasi
allative Leilallesi Leiloillesi
essive Leilanasi Leiloinasi
translative Leilaksesi Leiloiksesi
abessive Leilattasi Leiloittasi
instructive
comitative Leiloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Leilamme Leilamme
accusative nom. Leilamme Leilamme
gen. Leilamme
genitive Leilamme Leilojemme
Leilaimme rare
partitive Leilaamme Leilojamme
inessive Leilassamme Leiloissamme
elative Leilastamme Leiloistamme
illative Leilaamme Leiloihimme
adessive Leilallamme Leiloillamme
ablative Leilaltamme Leiloiltamme
allative Leilallemme Leiloillemme
essive Leilanamme Leiloinamme
translative Leilaksemme Leiloiksemme
abessive Leilattamme Leiloittamme
instructive
comitative Leiloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Leilanne Leilanne
accusative nom. Leilanne Leilanne
gen. Leilanne
genitive Leilanne Leilojenne
Leilainne rare
partitive Leilaanne Leilojanne
inessive Leilassanne Leiloissanne
elative Leilastanne Leiloistanne
illative Leilaanne Leiloihinne
adessive Leilallanne Leiloillanne
ablative Leilaltanne Leiloiltanne
allative Leilallenne Leiloillenne
essive Leilananne Leiloinanne
translative Leilaksenne Leiloiksenne
abessive Leilattanne Leiloittanne
instructive
comitative Leiloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Leilansa Leilansa
accusative nom. Leilansa Leilansa
gen. Leilansa
genitive Leilansa Leilojensa
Leilainsa rare
partitive Leilaansa Leilojaan
Leilojansa
inessive Leilassaan
Leilassansa
Leiloissaan
Leiloissansa
elative Leilastaan
Leilastansa
Leiloistaan
Leiloistansa
illative Leilaansa Leiloihinsa
adessive Leilallaan
Leilallansa
Leiloillaan
Leiloillansa
ablative Leilaltaan
Leilaltansa
Leiloiltaan
Leiloiltansa
allative Leilalleen
Leilallensa
Leiloilleen
Leiloillensa
essive Leilanaan
Leilanansa
Leiloinaan
Leiloinansa
translative Leilakseen
Leilaksensa
Leiloikseen
Leiloiksensa
abessive Leilattaan
Leilattansa
Leiloittaan
Leiloittansa
instructive
comitative Leiloineen
Leiloinensa

Statistics

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  • Leila is the 76th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,919 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,197 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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French

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lej.la/ ~ /lɛj.la/

Proper noun

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Leila f

  1. a female given name from Arabic

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Hungarian

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Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛjlɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Lei‧la
  • Rhymes: -lɒ

Proper noun

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Leila

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Leila Leilák
accusative Leilát Leilákat
dative Leilának Leiláknak
instrumental Leilával Leilákkal
causal-final Leiláért Leilákért
translative Leilává Leilákká
terminative Leiláig Leilákig
essive-formal Leilaként Leilákként
essive-modal
inessive Leilában Leilákban
superessive Leilán Leilákon
adessive Leilánál Leiláknál
illative Leilába Leilákba
sublative Leilára Leilákra
allative Leilához Leilákhoz
elative Leilából Leilákból
delative Leiláról Leilákról
ablative Leilától Leiláktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Leiláé Leiláké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Leiláéi Leilákéi
Possessive forms of Leila
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Leilám Leiláim
2nd person sing. Leilád Leiláid
3rd person sing. Leilája Leilái
1st person plural Leilánk Leiláink
2nd person plural Leilátok Leiláitok
3rd person plural Leilájuk Leiláik

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.lɐ/ [ˈleɪ̯.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.la/ [ˈleɪ̯.la]
 

  • Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Proper noun

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Leila f

  1. a female given name.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleila/ [ˈlei̯.la]
  • Rhymes: -eila
  • Syllabification: Lei‧la

Proper noun

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Leila f

  1. a female given name