Leila

nom propreattesté dans les dialogues

//ˈleɪlə//
//ˈliːlə//

A female given name from Arabic.

nom propre

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A female given name from Arabic.
Oh! who young Leila’s glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust?
"Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."

Étymologie

From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.

Formes

pluriel: Leilas

Lei · A surname from Chinese.leigh · A meadow.Leigh · A surname from Middle English, variant of Lee.

Leila · A female given name from Arabic.

leisure · Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.Leisure · A surname.Leland · A surname from Irish.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.