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لَيْلَى
Leyla
LAY-la
“Night.”
About Leyla
Leyla is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "night" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish/Persian form of Layla.
Standard Turkish form.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Leyla's root letters sit at the seam.
In the Qur’an
Surah 92 : Ayah 1
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
“By the night when it covers,”
Saheeh International translation · sourced from Tanzil
The root letters of Leyla live inside this verse — a quiet thread connecting the name to the words of revelation.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Leyla
- What does the name Leyla mean?
- Leyla (لَيْلَى) means "Night". Turkish/Persian form of Layla.
- Is Leyla a name from the Qur'an?
- Leyla shares its root letters with the Qur'an: the verse in Surah 92, Ayah 1 carries the same root. The verse and its translation, sourced from Tanzil, are on this page.
- Is Leyla a boy or a girl name?
- Leyla is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Leyla come from?
- Leyla is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters L-Y-L. Standard Turkish form.
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