What names are similar to Layla?
If you like Layla, consider Lila, Lela and Lola. Like Layla, their spellings end in -la.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Layla.
Lila Arabic · "night"
Lela Arabic · variant of Leila, night
Lola Spanish · pet form of Dolores, "sorrows"
Stella Latin · "star," the word itself, set alight as a name in Renaissance sonnets; a favorite of the early 1900s reborn on the celestial wave. Bright, brief, and impossible to misspell
The same roots
Also Arabic names, from the tradition Layla comes from.
Nahla Arabic · traditionally 'first drink of water'
Nayla Arabic · traditionally 'one who attains/acquires'
Najla Arabic · wide-eyed, dark-eyed beauty
Lina Arabic · soft, tender (from the root lāna, "to be soft")
The same feel
Also international and musical names.
Shira Hebrew · song
Karmen Slavic · Slavic spelling of Carmen, from Latin carmen, 'song'
Sade Yoruba · a shortened form used as a given name; famously borne by singer Sade Adu, embraced in Black American families since the 1980s
Mele Hawaiian · song
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Layla, on a similar curve.
Haya Arabic · modesty, life; famously borne by Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, equestrian and former Sheikha of Dubai
Kenza Arabic · the North African form of the Arabic name Kanza, from kanz, "treasure"
Azra Arabic · an Arabic name, "virgin, maiden", also used in Turkish and Bosnian
Yara Arabic · friend, helper (from Persian yār); in Brazil a separate name, from Tupi Iara, "lady of the water"; a fast-rising crossover favorite
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