Leila

//ˈleɪlə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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?"

Example

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"Her daughter has been favoring her husband over her, so Leila has taken the opportunity to spend time with her other babies, gin and vermouth."

Etymology

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

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