Leyla

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• OriginArabic
• Gender♀ Female
• MeaningVariant of Layla. Night, dark beauty

🔀 Variants & Related Names

⭐ Famous People

• Layla (of Layla and Majnun) — Legendary figure of Arabic-Persian-Turkic poetry, the beloved of Qays ibn al-Mulawwah (Majnun, 'the mad one') in the 7th-century Arabic love story immortalised by poet Nizami Ganjavi (c. 1188 AD); her name became the archetype of the unattainable beloved in Islamic literary tradition, influencing centuries of Persian, Urdu, Turkish, and Azerbaijani poetry.
• Leyla Gencer — Turkish soprano opera singer (1928–2008), considered one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the 20th century; known for her interpretations of Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi; she performed at La Scala, the Vienna State Opera, and major opera houses worldwide and was celebrated as 'La Diva Turca' — the Turkish diva.
• Leyla Aliyeva — Azerbaijani public figure and diplomat (born 1985), Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and a prominent advocate for cultural and humanitarian causes in Azerbaijan; her name reflects the deep embedding of Leyla in Azerbaijani culture through the national epic Leyli and Majnun.
• Üzeir Hajibeyov — Azerbaijani composer (1885–1948) whose opera Leyli and Majnun (1908) — based on the love story of Leyla and Majnun — is considered the first opera composed in the Islamic world and the founding work of Azerbaijani classical music; his setting made the name Leyla central to Azerbaijani national cultural identity.
• Leyla Lyons — Contemporary name-bearer illustrating the name’s spread across the English-speaking world; the Leyla spelling has been adopted by parents in the UK, US, and Australia as a variant of Layla, retaining the poetic Arabic-Turkish heritage while fitting naturally into modern Western naming conventions.