Origin of the name Layla: Derived from the Arabic leila (night, dark beauty) or the Persian leila (dark-haired). Its use in England began with George Byron's poem "The Giaour" (1813).
Leila (Hebrew: לילה‎‎; Arabic: ليلى‎‎) is a feminine given name in the Hebrew and Arabic languages. Leila is the Arabic and Hebrew word for "night": laylah. ... In the Nordic countries, Laila or Lajla (pronounced lie-lah) is derived from the Sami name Láilá, the Sami variant of Helga which means holy.
