Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lyla

/ˈleɪlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: ly-la
IPA: /ˈleɪlə/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Arabic.

Etymology

A spelling variant of Leila.

Homonyms

leila layla laila

Rhymes With

venezuela gala ala kayla leila layla laila mala mela haler sheila vila

Questions

How do you pronounce lyla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪlə/.
What does lyla mean?: A female given name from Arabic.
Where does lyla come from?: A spelling variant of Leila.

How to pronounce lyla

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