Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Layth Name Meaning in Islam
Lion, from root l-y-th (layth, the lion, specifically the desert lion).
- Meaning
- Lion, from root l-y-th (layth, the lion, specifically the desert lion). Layth ibn Saad, the greatest imam of Egypt before Shafi'i, about whom Shafi'i said 'Layth is more learned than Malik.' Top Arab boys name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- ل-ي-ث
- Urdu
- لیث
- Pronunciation
- LAYTH
- Lucky number
- 9
Is Layth an Islamic name? Yes. Layth is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Lion, from root l-y-th (layth, the lion, specifically the desert lion). Layth ibn Saad, the greatest imam of Egypt before Shafi'i, about whom Shafi'i said 'Layth is more learned than Malik.' Top Arab boys name. It was carried by Al-Layth ibn Sa'd. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ل-ي-ث. From l-y-th, a specific word for lion distinct from asad, with the sense of the bold lion of the marshland.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Layth's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Latif, the Gracious, carried by a person as an unshowy kindness that reaches the tender parts. A person named Layth carries a full weather system inside a single quiet chest.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Lion, from root l-y-th (layth, the lion, specifically the desert lion). Layth ibn Saad, the greatest imam of Egypt before Shafi'i, about whom Shafi'i said 'Layth is more learned than Malik.' Top Arab boys name. The quality of Layth: the quiet confidence of the lion who does not roar until necessary.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Al-Layth ibn Sa'd . Egyptian jurist and traditionist, founder of the Laythī school of jurisprudence
How to Pronounce Layth
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Variants of this name
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Names sharing the ل Lam influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Layth
What does the name Layth mean?
The letters that build Layth each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Layth? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Layth? →
Is Layth mentioned in the Quran?
The Quran shapes more Islamic names than any other source. See where Layth sits among them. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Layth mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Layth. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Layth a good Islamic name?
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Is Layth a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Layth in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Layth is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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