Lailaa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lailaa

What is the meaning of the name Lailaa ?

The baby name Lailaa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAY-lah or LIE-lah (IPA: /ˈleɪ.lɑː/ or /ˈlaɪ.lɑː/).

Lailaa is Arabic in Origin.

Lailaa is a modern transliteration of the Arabic feminine name Laylā (ليلى), derived from layl, “night.” The doubled final a highlights the long ā sound in Classical Arabic and some South Asian spellings. The name spread widely through Arabic- and Persian-speaking cultures and into Turkish and Urdu, and it is also recognized where the everyday word for “night” is cognate (e.g., Hebrew). Core meanings include “night,” often poetically extended to “dark beauty” or “born at night.”

In literature, Laylā is immortalized in the romance of Qays and Layla - known as Layla and Majnun - retold by the Persian poet Nizami and later Sufi writers, where Layla symbolizes transcendent love. The name entered broad Western use in the 20th century, boosted by Eric Clapton’s 1970 song “Layla.” Common variants include Layla, Laila, Leila/Leilah, Leyla, Leïla (French), and Lejla (Bosnian); Lailaa preserves the same meaning and heritage.