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Layla

/LAY-la/Somali · a girl’s name

“Arabic-derived; literally “night.””

How to say it: LAY-la
Given to: Girls
Used in: Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common: common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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Nicknames & short forms

Lyla