Meaning and background
The story behind Leela
Leela is a South Asian given name and a widely used transcription of Lila. In Sanskrit līlā means play or amusement, with a rich history in Indian religious and literary thought. Several Indian languages write the name in their own scripts; the English spelling does not point exclusively to one of those languages. As a spoken dog name its double “ee” makes the first vowel clear to English readers.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Leela appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- 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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