Layla: meaning of the Hebrew name

לַיְלָה

Pronounced LAI-lah

Meaning of Layla

Layla is simply night: the hours of quiet and dreams. At the same time it is a form of the Arabic-Persian name Leila. A name with depth and softness.

Layla is written לילה in Hebrew (with vowel points: לַיְלָה). Hebrew is read from right to left.

Gematria value: 75 (Lamed 30 + Yod 10 + Lamed 30 + He 5)

Layla was not among the 150 most common boys' or girls' names in Israel in the CBS data for 2014-2024.

Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), first names given to Jewish newborns, 2014-2024. Ranks cover the 150 most common names per year.

Layla is simply night: the hours of quiet and dreams. At the same time it is a form of the Arabic-Persian name Leila. A name with depth and softness.

Layla is pronounced LAI-lah in modern Israeli Hebrew. The syllable in capital letters is stressed.

Layla is written לילה in Hebrew (with vowel points: לַיְלָה).

In gematria, the Hebrew spelling לילה adds up to 75 (Lamed 30 + Yod 10 + Lamed 30 + He 5).

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This name in Hebrew: לילה