Most say that this is an Arabic name and means night but it’s false Truly Lela is an African name of of Kiswahili origin meaning "black beauty".
― Anonymous User 5/16/2021
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I can't tell if this is supposed to be LAY-luh or LEE-luh. If it's the former, it's way to ambiguous; and if it's the latter, it's... pettish. Like Lulu.Much prefer Leila.