English
Leila
Leila comes from Arabic لَيْلَى.
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْلَىlaylā
- Englishearliest quotation 1813Leila
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْلَىlaylā
- Englishearliest quotation 1813Leila
Earliest quotation: 1813, Lord Byron, The Giaour: “Oh! who young Leila’s glance could read / And…”
Every English word from Arabic لَيْلَى
Today it means
name A female given name from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic لَيْلَى / Leila