layla
/ˈleɪlə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
Example Sentences
- "The blonde squinted at the screen. "I never heard the name Caelum before," she said. "Is it from the Bible?" "I shook my head. "Old family name." "Well, at least you weren't named after some stupid song on the radio." I squinted to read her name tag: Layla."
- "Wokefishing notwithstanding, Layla told Vice she isn’t optimistic about the prospects of dating outside of political bubbles."
Etymology
One of many alternative spellings of a name transliterated from Arabic; see Leila for more information. Since the late 20th century, in English, this given name in this spelling is sometimes bestowed solely because it is considered euphonious, a theme true of many given names; Wikipedia at given name § Popularity discusses name choice motivations.
Inflected Forms
Laylas (plural)