Lyla is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

People

Lyla Berg Lyla Berg (born March 15, 1951) is a Hawaiian Hawaii Democratic Party, Democratic politician. She was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2004 representing the Kāhala, Hawaii, Kāhala area of Honolulu on Oahu. Berg was a Democr ...

(born 1951), Hawaiian politician *

Lyla Elliott Lyla Daphne Elliott (2 July 1934 – 18 February 2017) was an Australian politician who was a Labor member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia between 1971 and 1986, representing North-East Metropolitan Province. Born in Geral ...

(born 1934), Australian politician *

Lyla Foy Lyla Foy (aka Wall) is an English, London-based songwriter and solo artist. She has shared stages with The National, Sharon Van Etten, Midlake, Phosphorescent, and Fleet Foxes. Lyla also sings and plays bass with psychedelic six-piece, Mono C ...

(aka WALL), London songwriter and solo artist, who garnered acclaim from performing in ''

Black Cab Sessions ''The Black Cab Sessions'' is a series of one-song performances by musicians and poets recorded in the back of a black cab and filmed for an internet audience. A black cab is a type of hackney carriage (taxicab, An Austin FX4 or a Metrocab) comm ...

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Lyla Pinch Brock Lyla Pinch Brock is a Canadian Egyptologist, specializing in epigraphy. She lives in Saissac, France. She has taken part in a number of archaeological projects, including the Tell el Borg Project and the Theban Mapping Project. On behalf of t ...

, Canadian Egyptologist * Lyla Rocco (1933–2015), Italian film actress

Fictional characters

Lyla Garrity Lyla Garrity is a fictional character, portrayed by Minka Kelly, in the Friday Night Lights TV series. She is the daughter of Buddy Garrity and Pam Garrity. She is the former girlfriend of Jason Street and of Tim Riggins. Characterization and ba ...

, in American TV series ''Friday Night Lights'' *

Lyla Lerrol Lyla Lerrol is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the Superman daily newspaper strip August 27, 1960 before her comics debut in ''Superman'' #141, publication date September 15, 19 ...

, supporting character in ''Superman'' comics * Lyla, one of the main characters in Australian TV series ''

Mako Mermaids ''Mako: Island of Secrets'' is an Australian television programme for children and teenagers created by Jonathan M. Shiff. Internationally released as ''Mako Mermaids'', the show is a spin-off of '' H2O: Just Add Water'' and is produced by Jo ...

'' and one of the hundreds of mermaids from Mako Island * Lyla Novacek, in 2007 film ''

August Rush ''August Rush'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis. The screenplay is by Nick Castle and James V. Hart, with a story by Paul Castro and Castle. A co-production between the United States, ...

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