The name Leila: meaning and origin
- Leila name meaning
- Leila origin
- Georgian names
Is your name Leila? It is of Arabic origin and is linked to the word for night. It is famous from one of the great love stories of the East, the legend of Layla and Majnun.
🌙 Where does the name Leila come from and what does it mean?
Leila comes from the Arabic word layl, night. That is why it is often explained as daughter of the night.
It spread across the East thanks to a 7th-century Arabian love story, the legend of Qays and Layla, also known as Layla and Majnun. Leila is the Persian form of the name, which spread into other languages and has long been at home in Georgia too.
🎬 Famous people named Leila
In Georgian cinema the name belongs first of all to Leila Abashidze, actress, director and screenwriter. Her comedy The Dragonfly was loved across the Soviet Union, and in the historical drama Maia Tskneteli she showed a completely new side.
If you are a Leila, you share your name with one of the best-loved stars of Georgian film.
✨ What character is linked to the name Leila?
People say Leilas are romantic, mysterious and deep. Like the night sky, there is always something new to discover in them: the longer you look, the more stars you see.
🔢 The numerology number of Leila
The name of the night has a number too. In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: ა is 1, ბ is 2, გ is 3 and so on.
The letters of Leila in Georgian (ლეილა) add up to 76, which reduces to 4. In numerology, 4 is the number of stability, order and reliability.
It is a playful tradition rather than science, but it is fun to see how well it fits you.