Laila

See also: läila

English

Etymology

Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).

Proper noun

Laila (plural Lailas)

1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
   • 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 101:

     “Laila it is,” Fariba said, smiling tiredly. “Night Beauty. It’s perfect.”

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

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Laila

1. 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): /ˈlɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Lai‧la

Proper noun

Laila

1. 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 Lailain rare
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
abessive		Lailatta	Lailoitta
instructive		—	Lailoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Laila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lailani Lailani accusative nom. Lailani Lailani gen. Lailani genitive Lailani Lailojeni Lailaini rare partitive Lailaani Lailojani inessive Lailassani Lailoissani elative Lailastani Lailoistani illative Lailaani Lailoihini adessive Lailallani Lailoillani ablative Lailaltani Lailoiltani allative Lailalleni Lailoilleni essive Lailanani Lailoinani translative Lailakseni Lailoikseni abessive Lailattani Lailoittani instructive — — comitative — Lailoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lailasi Lailasi accusative nom. Lailasi Lailasi gen. Lailasi genitive Lailasi Lailojesi Lailaisi rare partitive Lailaasi Lailojasi inessive Lailassasi Lailoissasi elative Lailastasi Lailoistasi illative Lailaasi Lailoihisi adessive Lailallasi Lailoillasi ablative Lailaltasi Lailoiltasi allative Lailallesi Lailoillesi essive Lailanasi Lailoinasi translative Lailaksesi Lailoiksesi abessive Lailattasi Lailoittasi instructive — — comitative — Lailoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lailamme Lailamme accusative nom. Lailamme Lailamme gen. Lailamme genitive Lailamme Lailojemme Lailaimme rare partitive Lailaamme Lailojamme inessive Lailassamme Lailoissamme elative Lailastamme Lailoistamme illative Lailaamme Lailoihimme adessive Lailallamme Lailoillamme ablative Lailaltamme Lailoiltamme allative Lailallemme Lailoillemme essive Lailanamme Lailoinamme translative Lailaksemme Lailoiksemme abessive Lailattamme Lailoittamme instructive — — comitative — Lailoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lailanne Lailanne accusative nom. Lailanne Lailanne gen. Lailanne genitive Lailanne Lailojenne Lailainne rare partitive Lailaanne Lailojanne inessive Lailassanne Lailoissanne elative Lailastanne Lailoistanne illative Lailaanne Lailoihinne adessive Lailallanne Lailoillanne ablative Lailaltanne Lailoiltanne allative Lailallenne Lailoillenne essive Lailananne Lailoinanne translative Lailaksenne Lailoiksenne abessive Lailattanne Lailoittanne instructive — — comitative — Lailoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lailansa Lailansa accusative nom. Lailansa Lailansa gen. Lailansa genitive Lailansa Lailojensa Lailainsa rare partitive Lailaansa Lailojaan Lailojansa inessive Lailassaan Lailassansa Lailoissaan Lailoissansa elative Lailastaan Lailastansa Lailoistaan Lailoistansa illative Lailaansa Lailoihinsa adessive Lailallaan Lailallansa Lailoillaan Lailoillansa ablative Lailaltaan Lailaltansa Lailoiltaan Lailoiltansa allative Lailalleen Lailallensa Lailoilleen Lailoillensa essive Lailanaan Lailanansa Lailoinaan Lailoinansa translative Lailakseen Lailaksensa Lailoikseen Lailoiksensa abessive Lailattaan Lailattansa Lailoittaan Lailoittansa instructive — — comitative — Lailoineen Lailoinensa

Statistics

• Laila is the 192^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,285 female individuals (and as a middle name to 631 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• ailla, lilaa

German

Alternative forms

• Leila

Etymology

Both from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā) and Finnish Laila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯la/

Proper noun

Laila f (proper noun, genitive Lailas or Laila, plural Lailas)

1. (fairly rare, but of some native use) a female given name

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Laila	die	Lailas1
genitive	einer	der	Lailas, Laila	der	Lailas1
dative	einer	der	Laila	den	Lailas1
accusative	eine	die	Laila	die	Lailas1

Declension of Laila [feminine]

¹Rare.

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

1. 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

1. 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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Laila c (genitive Lailas)

1. a female given name