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Layla
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English
thumb|A pop rock song from the 1970s features this given name.
Etymology
One of many alternative form alternative spellings of a name transliterated from Arabic; see en 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.
Pronunciation
en /ˈleɪlə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Layla.wav Southern England
en eɪlə 2
Proper noun
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en female Arabic Leila.
2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.63:
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.
en July 30, 2020 w:New York Post ‘Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps Ben Cost Wokefishing notwithstanding, Layla told Vice she isn’t optimistic about the prospects of dating outside of political bubbles. https://nypost.com/2020/07/30/wokefish-dating-trend-shady-men-are-pretending-to-be-progressive-on-apps/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201006105728/https://nypost.com/2020/07/30/wokefish-dating-trend-shady-men-are-pretending-to-be-progressive-on-apps/
Anagrams
en aally allay yalla