Muslim Name · Female · Bosnian / Arabic origin
Lejla Name Meaning in Islam
Night.
- Meaning
- Night. Bosnian spelling of Layla. Top Bosnian girls name. Lejla Vujadinovic. Bosnian basketball player
- Origin
- Bosnian / Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ل-ي-ل
- Urdu
- لیلیٰ
- Pronunciation
- LEJ-la
- Lucky number
- 8
Is Lejla an Islamic name? Yes. Lejla is an established name in Muslim use, Bosnian / Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Night. Bosnian spelling of Layla. Top Bosnian girls name. Lejla Vujadinovic. Bosnian basketball player. 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-ل. Bosnian transliteration of Layla. Same root l-y-l. The Bosnian Cyrillic-Latin orthography uses 'lj' for the palatal lateral.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Lejla weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Latif, the Gracious, meaning the bearer is trusted with an unshowy kindness that reaches the tender parts, joined by Al-Qayyum, the Self-Sustaining, carried as a self-holding constancy. A person named Lejla holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Night. Bosnian spelling of Layla. Top Bosnian girls name. Lejla Vujadinovic. Bosnian basketball player. Captures specifically Bosnian and ex-Yugoslav Muslim searches.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Lejla
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What does the name Lejla mean?
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What does Lejla mean in Urdu?
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Is Lejla a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Lejla in Ilm ul Huroof?
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