Question: is leila an arabic name?
Answer: Leila (Persian: لیلا‎, Arabic: ليلى‎, Hebrew: לילה) is a feminine given name in the Semitic (Arabic, Hebrew) and Persian languages. ... In Hebrew and Arabic the word Leila or Laila means "night", "dark" and the name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night".