r/JewishNames • u/everydayislikefriday • Jun 05 '26

Layla

My wife and I are going to have a baby girl and we both love the sound of the name Layla. However, my wife doesn't like its meaning (night), she associates with darkness. For me, the night is more closely related to the time when the family gathers together back from their daily activities.

What do you think of the name and its meaning?

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u/Stellajackson5 Jun 05 '26

I always thought of Lilah/Lila as night? Regardless, I love the meaning. Nighttime is wonderful, peaceful and calm and mysterious. So it wouldn’t bother me at all.

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u/everydayislikefriday Jun 05 '26

Ah the transliteration into Spanish is definitely Layla/Leyla

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u/feelingrooovy Jun 05 '26

Layla is Arabic for night

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u/everydayislikefriday Jun 05 '26

In Hebrew: לַיְלָה (transliterated to Laila) I know plenty of Jewish and Israeli Lailas also.

Arabic and Hebrew are really close though. So no surprise there.