# Leila
## English
### Alternative forms

* Leyla, Leilah, Leylah, Laila, Layla, Lailah, Laylah, Lela, Lelah

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleɪlə/, (some women, esp. US) /ˈliːlə/
* Rhymes: -eɪlə, (esp. US) -iːlə

### Proper noun

Leila (plural Leilas)
* 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."

#### Related terms

* Laila
* Layla
* Lela
* Leylah

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Allie, ileal

## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlei̯lɑ/, [ˈle̞i̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eilɑ
* Hyphenation: Lei‧la

### Proper noun

Leila
* 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

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

* 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.

### See also

* Laila

### Anagrams

* aille

## French
### Alternative forms

* Leïla

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lej.la/ ~ /lɛj.la/

### Proper noun

Leila f
* a female given name from Arabic

### Anagrams

* aille, aillé, allie, allié

## Hungarian
### Alternative forms

* Lejla

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛjlɒ]
* Hyphenation: Lei‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Proper noun

Leila
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlej.lɐ/ [ˈleɪ̯.lɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlej.lɐ/ [ˈleɪ̯.lɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlej.la/ [ˈleɪ̯.la]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɐj.lɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɐj.lɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈlej.lɐ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈlej.lɐ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈle.lɐ/
* Hyphenation: Lei‧la

### Proper noun

Leila f
* a female given name

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleila/ [ˈlei̯.la]
* Rhymes: -eila
* Syllabification: Lei‧la

### Proper noun

Leila f
* a female given name