Leyla
Leyla is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "night" or "dark beauty." It appears across Middle Eastern, Turkish, and Central Asian cultures with variant spellings including Layla, Leila, and Lila.
The name gained Western familiarity through the Eric Clapton song "Layla": Have you met Leyla? She's starting in September.
Semitic language family member
- femininePertaining to women
- girlYoung female person
- womanAdult female human
- meaningWhat something signifies
night · dark-haired · beauty · popular · Turkish · Persian · spelling · variant
Arabic
Semitic language family member
meaning · night · dark-haired · beauty · popular · Turkish · Persian · spelling · variant · Layla
star-crossed
Doomed by destiny
devotion · longing · poetry · romance · epic · tale · folklore · Arabian · Persian · Middle Eastern
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
Eric Clapton · serenade · refrain · chorus · tune · harmony · rhythm · composition · verse · romantic