Layla means night. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
لَيْلَىٰ
Layla
Night
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Meaning
Layla (لَيْلَىٰ) is an Arabic name for girls. It means night.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Layla comes from the root ل ي ل, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
The word laylah, night, is in Surah Al-Qadr: "We sent it down on the Night of Decree".
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadr
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
Quran 97:1. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it LAY-laa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Leila, Laila and Leyla. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ل lam + ي ya + ل lam + ى alif maqsura.
Layla is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Layla bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Layla (لَيْلَىٰ) means night. It is an Arabic name for girls.
The word laylah, night, is in Surah Al-Qadr: "We sent it down on the Night of Decree".
Layla is used as a girl's name.
Layla is written لَيْلَىٰ in Arabic, said LAY-laa.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, لَيْلَىٰ. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.