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Laila
Laila: Popularity
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95th most popular girls name in the UK
Unrecorded number of
births in 2008
User rating:
( 3.64 from 56 votes )
Additional information about the name Laila:
Laila is a variant of the feminine name Leila. Leila is of Persian origin and is said to mean ‘Dark Haired’. The poet Lord Byron bought the name Leila into fashion by using it in his poem ‘The Giaour’. The most common variant of Leila is Layla, another spelling of Laila. Layla is the more popular form due to the fame of the Derek and the Dominoes song ‘Layla’, which was written by Eric Clapton.
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