Girl's name · Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
Layla: meaning and origin
ليلى- Meaning
- Night; a classical name for a woman of dark beauty
- Arabic
- ليلى
- Say it
- LAY-laa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Also spelled
- Laila, Leila, Leyla
- Source
- Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah
Who she was
Layla bint Abi Hathmah, among the first women to emigrate to Abyssinia.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Layla mean?
Night; a classical name for a woman of dark beauty.
How do you pronounce Layla?
Say it as LAY-laa; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written ليلى.
Is Layla in the Quran?
No, the name itself is not a word in the Quran. It is known as the name of a companion of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah.
Is Layla a boy's or girl's name?
Layla is a girl's name.
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