English
Laila
Laila comes from Arabic لَيْلَى.
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْلَىlaylā
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Laila
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْلَىlaylā
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Laila
Earliest quotation: 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns: “Laila it is,” Fariba said, smiling tiredly. “Night Beauty.…”
Every English word from Arabic لَيْلَى
Today it means
name A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic لَيْلَى / Laila