Names like Leila
Leila is a two-syllable Arabic name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Leila.
Lyla Arabic · "night," from the Arabic layl; the streamlined spelling in the Layla and Leila family, heir to the seventh-century romance of Layla and Majnun, taken up widely by American parents since the 2000s
Laila Arabic · "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 Leila comes from.
Najla Arabic · wide-eyed, dark-eyed beauty
Lina Arabic · soft, tender (from the root lāna, "to be soft")
Salma Arabic · peaceful, safe
Rima Arabic · white antelope
The same feel
Also classic and international names.
Sinéad Irish · God is gracious (Irish form of Jane; associated with singer Sinéad O'Connor)
Karla Germanic · feminine form of Karl, from Germanic karl, "man"
Leela Sanskrit · divine play
Wakana Japanese · harmony, song
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Leila, on a similar curve.
Nola English · meaning uncertain; possibly a feminine form of Noll inspired by Lola
Nella Italian · short form of names like Antonella or Petronella, or a diminutive of Eleanor
Ella English · brought to England by the Normans, traditionally from a Germanic root meaning "other"; for centuries also a short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and Isabella. Standalone since the Victorian era and revived worldwide on the strength of two easy syllables
Nyla English · probably a feminine form of Niles; the older meaning is uncertain
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