# Laila
## English
### Etymology

Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleɪlə/, (some women) /ˈlaɪlə/
* Rhymes: -eɪlə, -aɪlə

### Proper noun

Laila (plural Lailas)
* A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
** 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 101:“Laila it is,” Fariba said, smiling tiredly. “Night Beauty. It’s perfect.”

### Anagrams

* -lalia, ilala

## Danish
### Etymology

From Norwegian or Finnish Laila, often interpreted as a Sami name, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). Used in Denmark since early 20th century.

### Proper noun

Laila
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Laila
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Laila: Lailuson
* daughter of Laila: Lailudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

First recorded in Finland in 1875. Explained as a Sami name, and used for Sami heroines in films and literature, without clear etymological proof. Possibly a variant of Aila. It may also derive from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”), as a variant of Leila which is actually more popular in Finland than Laila.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
* Hyphenation: Lai‧la

### Proper noun

Laila
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Laila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lailani
Lailani
accusative
nom.
Lailani
Lailani
gen.
Lailani
genitive
Lailani
Lailojeni Lailaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Lailaani
Lailojani
inessive
Lailassani
Lailoissani
elative
Lailastani
Lailoistani
illative
Lailaani
Lailoihini
adessive
Lailallani
Lailoillani
ablative
Lailaltani
Lailoiltani
allative
Lailalleni
Lailoilleni
essive
Lailanani
Lailoinani
translative
Lailakseni
Lailoikseni
abessive
Lailattani
Lailoittani
instructive
comitative
—Lailoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lailasi
Lailasi
accusative
nom.
Lailasi
Lailasi
gen.
Lailasi
genitive
Lailasi
Lailojesi Lailaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Lailaasi
Lailojasi
inessive
Lailassasi
Lailoissasi
elative
Lailastasi
Lailoistasi
illative
Lailaasi
Lailoihisi
adessive
Lailallasi
Lailoillasi
ablative
Lailaltasi
Lailoiltasi
allative
Lailallesi
Lailoillesi
essive
Lailanasi
Lailoinasi
translative
Lailaksesi
Lailoiksesi
abessive
Lailattasi
Lailoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Lailoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lailamme
Lailamme
accusative
nom.
Lailamme
Lailamme
gen.
Lailamme
genitive
Lailamme
Lailojemme Lailaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Lailaamme
Lailojamme
inessive
Lailassamme
Lailoissamme
elative
Lailastamme
Lailoistamme
illative
Lailaamme
Lailoihimme
adessive
Lailallamme
Lailoillamme
ablative
Lailaltamme
Lailoiltamme
allative
Lailallemme
Lailoillemme
essive
Lailanamme
Lailoinamme
translative
Lailaksemme
Lailoiksemme
abessive
Lailattamme
Lailoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Lailoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lailanne
Lailanne
accusative
nom.
Lailanne
Lailanne
gen.
Lailanne
genitive
Lailanne
Lailojenne Lailainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Lailaanne
Lailojanne
inessive
Lailassanne
Lailoissanne
elative
Lailastanne
Lailoistanne
illative
Lailaanne
Lailoihinne
adessive
Lailallanne
Lailoillanne
ablative
Lailaltanne
Lailoiltanne
allative
Lailallenne
Lailoillenne
essive
Lailananne
Lailoinanne
translative
Lailaksenne
Lailoiksenne
abessive
Lailattanne
Lailoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Lailoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lailansa
Lailansa
accusative
nom.
Lailansa
Lailansa
gen.
Lailansa
genitive
Lailansa
Lailojensa Lailainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Lailaansa
Lailojaan Lailojansa
inessive
Lailassaan Lailassansa
Lailoissaan Lailoissansa
elative
Lailastaan Lailastansa
Lailoistaan Lailoistansa
illative
Lailaansa
Lailoihinsa
adessive
Lailallaan Lailallansa
Lailoillaan Lailoillansa
ablative
Lailaltaan Lailaltansa
Lailoiltaan Lailoiltansa
allative
Lailalleen Lailallensa
Lailoilleen Lailoillensa
essive
Lailanaan Lailanansa
Lailoinaan Lailoinansa
translative
Lailakseen Lailaksensa
Lailoikseen Lailoiksensa
abessive
Lailattaan Lailattansa
Lailoittaan Lailoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Lailoineen Lailoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Laila is the 192nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,285 female individuals (and as a middle name to 631 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* ailla, lilaa

## German
### Alternative forms

* Leila

### Etymology

Both from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā) and Finnish Laila.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaɪ̯la/

### Proper noun

Laila f (proper noun, genitive Lailas or Laila, plural Lailas)
* (fairly rare, but of some native use) a female given name

#### Declension

$^1$Rare.

## Latvian
### Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Finnish or Norwegian Laila, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

### Proper noun

Laila f
* a female given name

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Laila was the only given name of 2236 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

## Norwegian
### Etymology

Made popular by the Sami heroine in a short story "Fra Finmarken"(1881) by J.A.Friis. Explained as a possible variant of Aila. First recorded in Norway as a given name in the 1880s.

### Proper noun

Laila
* a female given name

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 529 females with the given name Laila living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

## Swedish
### Etymology

First recorded in Sweden in 1884. Borrowed from Norwegian and Finnish Laila. Interpreted as a Sami name.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Laila c (genitive Lailas)
* a female given name