Laila
English
Etymology
Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).
Proper noun
Laila
- A female given name.
Anagrams
- -lalia, ilala
Danish
Etymology
From Norwegian or Finnish Laila, often interpreted as a Sami name, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). Used in Denmark since early 20th century.
Proper noun
Laila
- A female given name.
Faroese
Proper noun
Laila
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Laila: Lailuson
- daughter of Laila: Lailudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Laila |
| Accusative | Lailu |
| Dative | Lailu |
| Genitive | Lailu |
Finnish
Etymology
First recorded in Finland in 1875. Explained as a Sami name, and used for Sami heroines in films and literature, without clear etymological proof. Possibly a variant of Aila. It may also derive from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”), as a variant of Leila which is actually more popular in Finland than Laila.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɑilɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
- Hyphenation: Lai‧la
Proper noun
Laila
- A female given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Laila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laila | Lailat | |
| genitive | Lailan | Lailojen | |
| partitive | Lailaa | Lailoja | |
| illative | Lailaan | Lailoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Laila | Lailat | |
| accusative | nom. | Laila | Lailat |
| gen. | Lailan | ||
| genitive | Lailan | Lailojen Lailainrare | |
| partitive | Lailaa | Lailoja | |
| inessive | Lailassa | Lailoissa | |
| elative | Lailasta | Lailoista | |
| illative | Lailaan | Lailoihin | |
| adessive | Lailalla | Lailoilla | |
| ablative | Lailalta | Lailoilta | |
| allative | Lailalle | Lailoille | |
| essive | Lailana | Lailoina | |
| translative | Lailaksi | Lailoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Lailoin | |
| abessive | Lailatta | Lailoitta | |
| comitative | — | Lailoineen | |
Anagrams
- ailla, lilaa
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Finnish or Norwegian Laila, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).
Proper noun
Laila f
- A female given name.
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Laila was the only given name of 2236 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
Etymology
Made popular by the Sami heroine in a short story "Fra Finmarken"(1881) by J.A.Friis. Explained as a possible variant of Aila. First recorded in Norway as a given name in the 1880s.
Proper noun
Laila
- A female given name.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 529 females with the given name Laila living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
First recorded in Sweden in 1884. Borrowed from Norwegian and Finnish Laila. Interpreted as a Sami name.
Proper noun
Laila c (genitive Lailas)
- A female given name.