Meaning and background
The story behind Laila
Laila has two distinct, credible name histories. In Arabic and Urdu usage it is a form of Layla, conventionally linked with “night”; in parts of Scandinavia it represents the Sámi name Láilá. The two lines have different pronunciation traditions, so an unqualified statement that Laila simply means “night” would erase part of the name’s history.
- Origin
- Both an Arabic/Urdu variant of Layla and a Scandinavian/Finnish form of Sámi Láilá. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Laila appears in 20 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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