Leila (, , ) is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

primarily found in the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

, including all

Arab Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...

countries, as well as

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, and

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla, and Leylah. Leila comes from the word ''layl'' (), which means "night", or "dark". The name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night". The story of '' Qays and Layla'' or ''Layla and Majnun'' is based on the romantic poems of Qais Ibn Al-Mulawwah () in 7th century

Arabia The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the ...

, who was nicknamed Majnoon Layla (), Arabic for "madly in love with Layla", referring to his cousin Layla Al-Amiriah (). His poems are considered the paragon of unrequited chaste love. They later became a popular romance in medieval

, and use of the name spread accordingly. The name gained popularity further afield in the

Persianate world Greater Iran or Greater Persia ( ), also called the Iranosphere or the Persosphere, is an expression that denotes a wide socio-cultural region comprising parts of West Asia, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and East Asia (specifica ...

such as

and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

also amongst

Turkic peoples Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West Asia, West, Central Asia, Central, East Asia, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. "Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members ...

and in the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The Indian version is "Leela" or "Lila." Some people of Indian origin use the spelling "Leila." The name in Sanskrit loosely translates to "divine play." In the

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denm ...

, Laila or Lajla is derived from the

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ne ...

name ''Láilá'', the Sami variant of

Helga Helga (derived from Old Norse ''heilagr'' - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries (''Hege'', ''Helle'', ''Helge'', ''Helga'', ''Helka'' or ''Oili''). The name was in use ...

which means "holy".

People with this name

Laila

Laila Akhmetova Laila Seysembekovna Akhmetova (born 12 February 1954) is a Kazakh doctor of historical sciences, professor of politology of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, writer and researcher of participants in World War II. Current activity Akhmet ...

(born 1954), Kazakh doctor of historical sciences *

Laila Ali Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the World Boxing Council, WBC, Women's ...

(born 1977), boxer and daughter of

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "The Greatest", he is often regarded as the gr ...

Laila Ali Abdulla Laila Ali Abdulla (; born 13 August 1965) is a Maldivian activist who served as the First Lady of the Maldives from 11 November 2008 until 7 February 2012. She was the wife of the fourth president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. Activism w ...

(born 1965), First Lady of the Maldives *

Laila Bagge Laila Natali Bagge (born 15 December 1972 in Lund, Sweden, as Laila Natali Cahling), formerly Laila Bagge Wahlgren, is a Palestinian-Swedish singer, manager and songwriter. Biography Her mother is Swedish and her father is Palestinian. She w ...

(born 1972), Swedish manager and songwriter *

Laila Bērziņa Laila Bērziņa (born 1965) is a Latvian politician who is a deputy of Līgatne City Council belonging to the New Era Party, currently she also work as a school teacher. References New Era Party politicians Living people 1965 bi ...

(born 1965), Latvian politician * Laila Bjurling (born 1947), Swedish politician * Laila Bugaighis, Libyan physician and human rights activist *

Laila Edwards Laila Edwards (born January 25, 2004) is an American college ice hockey player for the University of Wisconsin and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Early life Edwards left her hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, t ...

(born 2004), American ice hockey player *

Laila Freivalds Laila Freivalds (born 22 June 1942) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 2000, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2006 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Swe ...

(born 1942), Swedish

Social-Democrat Social democracy is a social, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, socia ...

Laila Harré Laila Jane Harré (born 8 January 1966) is a New Zealand former politician and labor union, trade unionist. Joining the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party at 15, she left in 1989 to join the left-wing splinter party NewLabour Party (New Zeal ...

(born 1966), New Zealand politician * Laila Hirvisaari (1938-2021), Finnish author and writer *Laila El Khalifi (better known as

Leila K Laila El Khalifi (; born 6 September 1971) better known by her stage name Leila K, is a Swedish Eurodance singer and rapper of Moroccan descent. Early life El Khalifi's parents decided to send her to a school in Morocco, but she did not fit int ...

) (born 1971), Swedish singer and rapper *

Laila Kinnunen Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939 – 26 October 2000) was a Finnish singer. She was one of the most popular Finnish singers of the 1950s and 1960s, and represented Finland at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, the first time Fi ...

(1939-2000), Finnish singer *

Laila Lalami Laila Lalami (, born 1968) is a Moroccan-American novelist, essayist, and professor. After earning her '' licence ès lettres'' degree in Morocco, she received a fellowship to study in the United Kingdom (UK), where she earned an MA in linguist ...

(born 1968), Moroccan-American novelist and essayist *

Laila Mehdin Laila Mehdi (born 24 October 1980), known mononymously as Laila, is an Indian actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s and later becoming one of the leading actresses throughout the 2000s. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Telu ...

(born 1980), Indian actress *

Laila Morse Maureen Lesley Bass (' Oldman; born 1 August 1945), better known by her stage name Laila Morse, is an English actress. After making her acting debut as Janet in the drama film '' Nil by Mouth'' (1997), she went on to join the BBC soap opera ' ...

(born 1945), English actress *

Laila Pakalniņa Laila Pakalniņa (born 4 June 1962) is a Latvian film director and screenwriter. She has directed more than 20 films since 1991. Her film ''The Shoe (film), Kurpe'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ...

(born 1962), Latvian director * Laila Phelia (born 2002), American basketball player *

Laila Rouass Laila Rouass ( Abdesselam; born 22 June 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Amber Gates in ''Footballers' Wives'' (2004–2006) and Sahira Shah in ''Holby City'' (2011–2012, 2021). She has also starred in ''Pri ...

(born 1971), English actress * Laila Soueif (born 1956), Egyptian human and women's rights activist *

Laila Smith Laila Smith (born April 19, 2006) known mononymously as Laila!, is an American singer. Early life Smith is from Brooklyn, New York. Her father is Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Career She wrote her debut single "Like That!", in 2023 when she was 16. ...

(born 2006), American singer * Laila Stien (born 1946), Norwegian writer *

Laila Wasti Laila Wasti is a Pakistani actress and director. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Qurban'', '' Dil Ruba'', '' Daldal'', '' Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay'', '' Sun Yaara'' and '' Dunk''. Early life Laila was born on 3 June 1977 in Karachi, Pa ...

(born 1977), Pakistani actress and director * Laila Woozeer, British author and activist * DJ Laila (born 1978), Filipino radio and television presenter

Layla

* Layla al-Akhyaliyya, 8th century AD

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (, ; ) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a membe ...

Arab poet * Layla Balabakki (1934–2023), Lebanese writer and activist *

Layla El Layla El (born 25 June 1977) is an English retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, dancer and Model (person), model. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the mononymous ring name Layla. She danced for Carnival Cruise L ...

(born 1977), British wrestler, dancer, model, actress, and entrepreneur * Layla Handbury (born 1982), Australian MC * Layla Iskandar (born 2002), Lebanese footballer *

Layla Kayleigh Layla Kayleigh is a British-American television personality. She used to host ''The Feed'' segment of G4 (U.S. TV channel), G4's ''Attack of the Show!'' and co-hosted MTV's ''America's Best Dance Crew'' where she was the backstage correspondent. ...

(born 1986), G4 host on the US television program,

Attack of the Show! ''Attack of the Show!'' (''AOTS'') is an American live television program that aired on G4. AOTS features segments on pop culture, video games, and movies. After an initial run from 2005 to 2013 (which originally aired from 2005 until 2013, we ...

* Layla Kaylif (born 1971), British Emirati singer *

Layla McCarter Layla Eveleen McCarter (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional boxer. Career She has held multiple world titles across five weight divisions, having held the WIBF welterweight title since 2018 and previously the featherweight title in ...

(born 1979), American boxer *

Layla Moran Layla Michelle Moran ( ; born 12 September 1982) is a British Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat politician. She has served as the Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since September 2024, and has been Member of Parliamen ...

(born 1982), British Liberal Democrat politician * Layla Palmer, singer and keyboardist for the band Amity Lane * Layla Taj, American-Egyptian dancer *

DJ Layla DJ Layla is a Romanian music project, produced by Radu Sirbu (O-Zone) and Sianna. The 2009 single "Single Lady" (feat. Romanian singer Alissa) won the "Most airplayed songs 2009" at Radio România Actualităţi Awards and reached the top 40 charts ...

, a Romanian music project *

MC Layla Layla Rose Hanbury (born 5 October 1982), known mononymously as Layla, is an Australian hip hop singer-songwriter and MC from Perth. In January 2005 she released her debut solo album, ''Heretik'', on Obese Records. She is a member of Syllabolix ...

(born 1982), Australian rapper *

Sultana Yesmin Layla Sultana Yeasmin Laila, commonly known as Laila, is a Bangladeshi singer. She participated in the NTV (Bangladeshi TV channel), NTV reality show CloseUp1, Close Up-1, in 2012 (Season 4) and went on to win the contest. She also won the "RTV (Bangla ...

(born 1993), Bangladeshi singer

Laylah

Laylah Ali Laylah Ali (born 1968)Baker, Alex (2007) ''Laylah Ali: Typology''. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. p. 47. is an American contemporary visual artist. She is known for paintings in which ambiguous race relations are depicted with a graphic ...

(born 1968), American visual artist * Laylah Ali Othman (born 1986), Nigerian businesswoman

Leila

* Leila Abashidze (1929-2018), Georgian actress *

Leila Aboulela Leila Fuad Aboulela (Arabic:ليلى فؤاد ابوالعلا; born 1964) is a fiction writer, essayist, and playwright of Sudanese origin based in Aberdeen, Scotland. She grew up in Khartoum, Sudan, and moved to Scotland in 1990 where she be ...

(born 1964), Sudanese writer *

Leila Ahmed Leila Ahmed (; born 29 May 1940) is an Egyptian-American scholar of women's studies and religion. In 1992 she published her book ''Women and Gender in Islam'', which is regarded as a pioneering historical analysis of the position of women in Arab ...

(born 1940), Egyptian-American professor * Leila Anderson (born 1984), South African performance artist *

Leïla Ben Ali Leïla Ben Ali (Tunisian Arabic: ), (), born 14 October 1956) is the widow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011, whom she married in 1992. Leïla Ben Ali was the president of the Arab Women Organization

(born 1956), Tunisian political figure *

Leila Arab Leila Arab (, born in 1971), professionally known as Leila, is an Iranian-born record producer and DJ based in London, England. She has released music on the labels Rephlex, XL and Warp. She has also worked extensively with Icelandic singer B ...

(born 1971), London-based musician of Persian descent *

Leila Barros Leila Gomes de Barros (born 30 September 1971) is a Brazilian politician and former volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad that had great success in the late 1990s and early ...

(born 1971), Brazilian volleyball player *

Leila Bela Leila Bela () is an Iranian-born American avant-garde musician, writer, photographer, actress, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, and recording artist from Austin, Texas. Early life and education Bela was born Leila Bela Kousheshi, in Tehra ...

(born 1970), Iranian-American musician, actress and writer *

Leïla Chaibi Leïla Chaibi (born 5 October 1982) is a French far-left politics, far-left politician. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 European Parliament election in France, 2019 on the list of La France Insoumise, and was re-e ...

(born 1982), French politician *

Leila de Lima Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who is the representative-elect for Mamamayang Liberal, the sectoral wing of the Liberal Party. De ...

(born 1959), Filipino human rights activist * Leila Denmark (1898-2012), American pediatrician * Leila Esfandyari (19712011), Iranian mountain climber *

Leila Farzad Leila Effat Farzad is a British actress. She is known for her role as Naomi Jones in the Sky Atlantic series ''I Hate Suzie'' (2020–2022), which earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination. Early life and education Leila Effat F ...

(born 1981), British actress *

Leila Forouhar Leila Forouhar (, ''Leilâ Foruhar''; born 23 February 1959) is a Persian pop and classical singer. She was a child star, acting from the age of 3. She relocated to next door Turkey in 1986, then to Paris, before emigrating to Los Angeles in 1988 ...

(born 1959), Iranian singer and actress * Leila Ben-Gacem (born 1969), Tunisian social entrepreneur * Leila Goldkuhl (born 1991), American model *

Leila Hatami Leila Hatami (; born 1 October 1972) is an Iranian actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of Iranian Cinema, she is considered one of the most prominent performers in the 21st century. She is recognized for her realistic acting in dram ...

(born 1972), Iranian actress *

Leila Hayes Leila Marion Hayes (12 January 1940 – 19 January 2025) was an Australian actress, talent agent, radio presenter, singer, drama teacher, playwright, theatre producer and author. She primarily featured in guest roles in television soap operas a ...

(1940–2025), Australian actress *

Leila Herbert Leila Herbert (February 12, 1868 – December 22, 1897) was a 19th-century American author. During her lifetime, nothing of hers was published. She was very popular in society in Washington, D.C., and at Bar Harbor, Maine and at Newport, Rhode ...

(1868-1897), American author *

Leila Hyams Leila Hyams (May 1, 1905 – December 4, 1977) was an American actress who came from a show business family. Her relatively short film career began in 1924 during the era of silent films and ended in 1936 (excepting a 1946 film short appearance) ...

(1905-1977), American film actress *

Leïla Jaffel Leïla Jaffel (''Arabic'' ليلى جفال) (born 29 August 1960) is a Tunisian magistrate and politician serving as Ministry of Justice (Tunisia), minister of justice since October 2021 in the government led by Bouden Cabinet, Najla Bouden and ...

(born 1960), Tunisian politician and jurist * Leila Josefowicz (born 1977), American violinist *

Leila Kasra Leila Kasra (‎; 1939–1989) also known as Hedieh (), (March 27, 1939 – May 16, 1989) was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet and lyricist who has written lyrics for notable artists including Ebi, Dariush, Sattar, Vigen, Moein, Maha ...

(1939–1989), Iranian poet and lyricist *

Leila Khaled Leila Khaled ( ; born April 9, 1944) is a Palestinian former militant and activist who was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She is famous as being the first woman to hijack an airplane. Khaled gained her pr ...

(born 1944), Palestinian hijacker and PFLP member * Leila Lopes (pageant titleholder) (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011 from Angola * Leila Luik (born 1985), Estonian long-distance runner * Leila Mardanshina (1927–2017), Soviet and Russian gas and oil operator *

Leila McKinnon Leila McKinnon (born 28 September 1972) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is a reporter and fill-in presenter for ''Nine News'' and '' A Current Affair''. McKinnon has previously been co-host of ''Weekend Today''. In ...

, Iranian-Australian journalist * Leila Mimmack (born 1993), English actress *

Leila Mourad Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad to Jewish parents ...

(1918–1995), Egyptian singer and movie star * Leila Negra (1930–2025), Afro-German singer and actress * Leila Ouahabi (born 1993), Spanish footballer * Leila Pahlavi (1970–2001), Princess of Iran * Leila Säälik (born 1941), Estonian actress * Leïla Slimani (born 1981), French-Moroccan writer and journalist * Leila Sobral (born 1974), Brazilian basketball player *

Leila Al Solh Leila Al Solh (; born 1946) is the vice president of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, Alwaleed bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation and a former Lebanese minister of industry. Early life and education Born in Beirut in 1946, Leila Al Solh is the youn ...

(born 1946), Lebanese public figure *

Leila Tong Leila Kong Lai-na ( ;born 5 December 1981) known professionally as Leila Tong / Tong Ning () is a Hong Kong actress. She was born into an Indonesian Cantonese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence. ...

(born 1981), Hong Kong actress and singer * Leila Vaziri (born 1985), Iranian-American swimmer, world record holder *

Leila Waddell Leila Ida Nerissa Bathurst Waddell (born Leila Ida Bathurst Waddell, 10 August 1880 – 13 September 1932), also known as Laylah, was an Australian violinist who became a Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley, and a powerful historical figure in ...

(1880–1932), mistress of British occultist Aleister Crowley

Leilah

* Leilah Assunção (born 1943), Brazilian dramatist, actress and writer * Leilah Mahi (1890–1932), French writer * Leilah Nadir, Canadian writer *

Leïla Sy Leïla Sy (born Leïla Dixmier; 30 June 1977), is a French director and activist. She is known for her work with rapper Kery James, including co-directing the film '' Street Flow.'' Biography Leïla Sy was born Leïla Dixmier on June 30, 1977. ...

(born 1977), French film director *

Leilah Weinraub Leilah Weinraub (born 1979) is an American filmmaker, conceptual artist, and the former chief executive officer of the fashion brand Hood By Air. In 2018, she was named a Sundance Institute Art of Nonfiction Fellow. Biography Weinraub was born ...

(born 1979), American filmmaker and conceptual artist

Lejla

Lejla Agolli Lejla Agolli (born 4 October 1950) is an Albanian composer. Early life Agolli was born in Korçë, Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the ...

(born 1950), Albanian composer *

Lejla Basic Lejla Bašić (born 3 October 1994) is a Swedish football midfielder who played for KIF Örebro DFF. Career Basic began her career with KIF Örebro in 2013. She helped lead the club to promotion during the 2018 season. Basic made one appearance ...

(born 1994), Swedish footballer *

Lejla Hot Lejla Hot (; born 9 April 1986) is a Serbian pop singer, musician, and songwriter. She was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1 ...

(born 1986), Serbian pop singer, musician, and songwriter *

Lejla Kalamujić Lejla Kalamujić is a queer writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She writes prose, essays and reviews with central topics of sexuality, madness, and death. Her ''Call me Esteban'' short stories collection received the “Edo Budisa” literary awar ...

(born 1980), queer writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Lejla Tanović Lejla may refer to: People *Lejla Agolli (born 1950), Albanian composer *Lejla Basic (born 1994), Swedish footballer *Lejla Hot (born 1986), Serbian pop singer, musician, and songwriter. *Lejla Kalamujić, Bosnian writer * Lejla Tanović (born 19 ...

(born 1994), Bosnian mountain bike racer

Lelia

* Lelia N. Morris (18621929), American hymnwriter

Leyla

Leyla Achba Leyla Gülefşan Achba (10 August 1898 – 6 November 1931) was an Abkhazian princess. She was a lady-in-waiting to Nazikeda Kadın, wife of Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She is known for writing memoirs, which give det ...

(1898-1931), princess at the Ottoman Empire court * Leyla Bağcı (born 1990), Turkish-Dutch footballer * Leyla Chihuán (born 1975), Peruvian volleyball player *

Leyla Gencer Leyla Gencer (, née Çeyrekgil; 10 October 192810 May 2008) also known as La Diva Turca was a Turkish operatic soprano. Gencer was a notable '' bel canto'' soprano who spent most of her career in Italy, from the early 1950s through the mid-1980 ...

(1928-2008), Turkish soprano opera singer *

Leyla Güngör Leyla Güngör (born May 29, 1993) is a Turkish international women's footballer who plays as a defender in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for FC Rosengård. She is a member of the Turkish national team. Early life Leyla Güngör was born on Ma ...

(born 1993), Turkish-Swedish footballer * Leyla Mamedbekova (1921-2006), Azerbaijani pathologist * Leyla Mammadbeyova (1909-1989), the first female Azerbaijani aviator *

Leyla Milani Leyla Milani Khoshbin (born April 2, 1982) is an Iranian-Canadian-American model, TV host and retired actress. Milani was born in Iran and moved to Toronto when she was 4 years old. She led a successful career before meeting her husband Manucheh ...

(born 1982), Canadian model of Iranian descent * Leyla Neyzi (born 1961), Turkish academic *

Leyla Pınar Leyla Pınar is a Turkish harpsichordist and musicologist. She is the founder and artistic director of the Istanbul Barok ensemble and the International Istanbul Baroque Music Festival, which she founded in 1994. Pınar also teaches in the Drama a ...

, Turkish harpsichordist and musicologist *

Leyla Qasim Leyla Qasim (; 1952 – 12 May 1974) was a Feyli Kurdish activist against the Iraqi Ba'ath regime who was executed in Baghdad. She is known as a national martyr among the Kurds. Birth and childhood She was the third out of five children born ...

(1952-1974), Kurdish activist in Iraq *

Leyla Saz Leyla Saz, also called Leyla Hanımefendi (1850–1936), was an Ottoman and later a Turkish composer, poet and writer. Biography Born in 1850, she was the daughter of İsmail Hakkı Pasha, (often called Hekim İsmail Pasha (İsmail Pasha t ...

(1850-1936), composer, poet and writer of Cretan Turkish descent * Leyla Soleymani, Canadian scientist *

Leyla Tuğutlu Leila (, , ) is a feminine given name primarily found in the Middle East, including all Arab countries, as well as Iran, Turkey, and Israel. In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, ...

(born 1989), Turkish beauty queen * Leyla Vakilova (1927-1999), Azerbaijani ballerina * Leyla Yeniay Köseoğlu (1926–2002), Turkish politician *

Leyla Zana Leyla Zana (born 3 May 1961) is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakharov Prize ...

(born 1961), Kurdish politician from Turkey

Leylah

Leylah Alliët Leylah Alliët (born 15 September 1991 in Belgium) is a Belgian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as 1st runner up in Miss Belgium 2015 and also crowned Miss World Belgium 2015 and represented her country at the Miss World 2015. Early ...

(born 1991), Belgian beauty pageant titleholder *

Leylah Fernandez Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 13 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA on 8 August 2022. Her best doubles ranking is world No. 17, achieved on 23 Octo ...

(born 2002), Canadian tennis player

Film, music and literature

*''Laila'', Norwegian silent film starring

Mona Mårtenson Monica Ingeborg Elisabeth "Mona" Mårtenson (4 May 1902 – 8 July 1956) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1923 and 1949. She was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. Early career Mona grew up in Helsingborg and s ...

*''

Laila Leila (, , ) is a feminine given name primarily found in the Middle East, including all Arab countries, as well as Iran, Turkey, and Israel. In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, ...

'', album by Shahin Badar *''

Layla "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded with their band Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, '' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movemen ...

'', song by

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previously playe ...

*''Leila'', song by Indochine in the album L'aventurier *''Leila'', essay by

Margaret Fuller Sarah Margaret Fuller (May 23, 1810 – July 19, 1850), sometimes referred to as Margaret Fuller Ossoli, was an American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movemen ...

*''Leila'', song by Miami Horror in the EP The Shapes *'' Lejla'', song by

Hari Mata Hari Hari Mata Hari is a Bosnian pop band. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hari Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and s ...

*''

'', song by

Kourosh Yaghmaei Kourosh Yaghmaei (; also spelled as Kourosh Yaghmaee; born 3 December 1946) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer, who started his career in the early 1970s. Regarded as one of the greatest Persian langua ...

*''Leila'', song by

Milton Nascimento Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Nascimento has recorded 32 studio albums and has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music ...

*''Leila, song'' by

Legião Urbana Legião Urbana (Portuguese for Urban Legion) was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Federal District (Brazil), Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards), Dado Villa-Lobos ...

Fictional and mythological characters

*Laila, character portrayed by Sunny Leone in

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" Laila Main Laila" from Raees *Laila Lewin in the book series ''

The Wheel of Time ''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author Robert Jordan, with American author Brandon Sanderson as co-writer of the final three installments. Originally planned as a trilogy, ''The Wheel of Time'' came to ...

'' * Lailah, an angel of the night in Jewish mythology *

in the Japanese manga

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the 12-year-old Earl of Phan ...

Kuroshitsuji is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the 12-year-old Earl of Phanto ...

, first introduced in chapter 172 *

in the animated series ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated television series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow and, later, Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. It premiered on 28January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Ita ...

'' *Layla in the 1st Story Maxi CD 「Seisen no Iberia / 聖戦のイベリア」 of

Sound Horizon Sound Horizon is a Japanese symphonic rock musical group with composer () as the leader and only permanent member. They describe themselves as a "fantasy band" and have released works that closely resemble classical suites. Their songs often ...

*Layla in the classic

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

love story ''

Layla and Majnun ''Layla and Majnun'' ( "Layla's Mad Lover"; ) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Arabian poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layla-Majnun theme passed from ...

'' *Layla, from series 3-5 of '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'', portrayed by Cara Readle *Layla, a character in 2020 video game ''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...

'' *Layla El-Faouly / Scarlet Scarab in the

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appe ...

TV show ''

Moon Knight Moon Knight is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabbi, Marc S ...

'' *

Layla Hamilton This article lists the characters associated with the anime ''Kaleido Star''. Characters Sora Naegino ; : : Sora is the main protagonist of Kaleido Star. Her parents took her to Kaleido Stage as a child. Although they died shortly thereafter ...

in the Japanese manga series ''

Kaleido Star is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida. ''Kaleido Star: New Wings'' was directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike. Three orig ...

'' *Layla Hassan, character in the ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is a historical fiction, historical action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil (game engine), Anvil and its m ...

'' video game series *Layla Heartfilia in the Japanese manga series ''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collect ...

'' *

Layla Miller Layla Rose Miller, also known as Butterfly, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in ''House of M'' #4 (Sept. 2005), and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel. ...

in the

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*Layla M. Luzhkova in the Japanese anime series ''

Sakura Wars the Animation ''Sakura Wars: The Animation'' is a Japanese anime television series directed by Manabu Ono, written by Ono and Tatsuhiko Urahata, and animated by Sanzigen. Co-produced by Sega, Sammy and Tencent Japan, under the name SAKURA PROJECT, it is ba ...

'' * Layla Prismriver, a character briefly mentioned in the Japanese doujin game series (shoot 'em up)

Touhou Project The , also known simply as , is a bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series created by Indie game, independent Japanese Doujin soft, soft developer Team Shanghai Alice. The team's sole member, ZUN (video game developer), Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, ha ...

* Layla Serizawa in the Japanese manga series ''NANA'' * Leela in the

animated Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby image, still images are manipulated to create Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on cel, transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and e ...

TV show ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...

'' * Leela ''(Doctor Who)'', a companion of the Fourth Doctor (1977–78) *

Leela Lomax ''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the sho ...

, a character in soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' *Leila, a playable character in ''

Final Fantasy II is a 1988 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Family Computer as the second installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Like other ''Final Fantasy'' sequels, the game is set in its own world, and does not follow ...

'' *Leila, a daughter of main character in video game by ''

Saber Interactive Saber Interactive Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Founded by Andrey Iones, Matthew Karch, and Anton Krupkin in 2001, it is controlled by Karch's investment company Beacon Interactive, cr ...

'' ''

Inversion Inversion or inversions may refer to: Arts * ''Inversion'' (artwork), a 2005 temporary sculpture in Houston, Texas * Inversion (music), a term with various meanings in music theory and musical set theory * ''Inversions'' (novel) by Iain M. Bank ...

'' *Leila Dalton, protagonist of the ''Night Prince'' novels by

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*Leila Hosnani, mother of Nessim (and Narouz) Hosnani, in Lawrence Durrell's ''

The Alexandria Quartet ''The Alexandria Quartet'' is a tetralogy of novels by British writer Lawrence Durrell, published between 1957 and 1960. A critical and commercial success, the first three books present three perspectives on a single set of events and characters ...

'' *Leila Kwan Zimmer, a character in the Netflix series ''

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'' *Leila Organa or Principessa Leila, Italian name of Princess Leia Organa, ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' character *Leïla, heroine of Bizet's opera ''Les Pecheurs de Perles'' (''

The Pearl Fishers ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

''), 1863 *

Leyla Harding Leyla Harding (also Cavanagh) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Roxy Shahidi. She made her first on-screen appearance on 11 August 2008 and was introduced by series producer, Anita Turner. The ...

in the British soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'' *Leyla Sancak in '' The Protector (Turkish TV series)'' *Lilah Morgan in ''

Angel (1999 TV series) ''Angel'' is an American Supernatural fiction, supernatural television series, a Spinoff (media), spinoff of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. The series was created by ''Buffy''s creator, writer and director Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David ...

'' TV show *

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

in the television series '' Friday Night Lights''

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