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Arabic Names that Start With L

Updated October 2026

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There are 22 Arabic names that start with the letter L for boys and girls, including Layla, Lyla, Lilah, Lila, Leila, Laila, Leyla, Liyana, Leilah, Lulu, Layal, Luay, Lamia, Loujain, Lin, Lamiah, Latifah, Lamija, Lulua, and Lyrania.

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Layla
Variation of Leila, Arabic
"night"
A lovely musical name (remember the old Eric Clapton-Derek & the Dominos song?), Layla's seen a significant surge in popularity, partly partly all names with a double L are stylish, and partly…
Lyla
Spelling variation of Lila, Arabic
"night"
The Lyla spelling variation has now superseded the original Lila — the former remains on the rise while the latter is consistently falling in popularity. Celebrity couple Katherine Schwarzenegger and…
Lilah
Variation of Lila, Arabic, English
"night"
Lilah may be a simple spelling variation of Lila— itself an alternative form of the Arabic Leila — or you might think of it as a shortening of Delilah or an Anglicization of the Hebrew Lilach, which…
Lila
Arabic, Sanskrit
"night; play"
Lila is one of the girl names with a double l sound — Lila, Lola, Layla, Leila, Lily et al — that have caught on in a major way., Delicate yet dynamic, Lila has a slightly international flair. The…
Leila
Arabic
"night"
Leila was popularized in the West by the poet Byron, who used it in his poem Don Juan for a ten-year-old Turkish girl. Leila also appears as a fairy in the Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera Iolanthe .…
Laila
Spelling variation of Layla or Sami variation of Helga, Arabic or Finnish
"night; holy"
Beguiling and lovely, Laila is one of the lilting variations of Leila and Layla. It's the name of the former-boxer daughter of Muhammad Ali and of actor Shawn Wayans. In Finland, the Sami people use…
Leyla
Spelling variation of Layla, Arabic
"night"
While Leyla is one of the rarer variations of Layla, only entering the US Top 1000 in the early 2000s, it holds a sweet spot in popularity now that we predict it will maintain into the future. But…
Liyana
Zulu, Malay, Arabic
"it is raining; soft, delicate"
A gentle, evocative, and multicultural choice, Liyana is both a Zulu name associated with rainstorms and a Malay and Arabic name, meaning "soft, delicate". In a recent year, it has been a rising star…
Leilah
Variation of Leila, Arabic
"night"
Leilah is one of many variations of the Arabic name Leila or Layla (the most popular version), and while this spelling was given to a relatively few 125 baby girls last year, Leila was used for about…
Lulu
Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
"pearl"
Lula has a firecracker personality, a singing and dancing extrovert. Interesting that Lulu was a Top 100 name when the Social Security list was born in 1880, but it's been sliding ever since and has…
Layal
Arabic
"nights"
A relative, or rather, the plural form of popular Layla, Layal shares the same Arabic root of layl . Pronounced as lay-YAL, lie-YAL, or lu-YAL depending on language, it has the cool, night meaning,…
Luay
Arabic
"shield; protector"
A smooth and soulful Arabic name that travels well between languages and cultures. Lindsay Lohan chose a variation for her son Luai, born in 2023.
Lamia
Arabic, Greek
"shining, radiant; throat"
Lamia is a name with two very different images: from its Arabic roots, it is a bright yet gentle choice with a glowing meaning. As a Greek name however, Lamia appears in mythology as a child-eating…
Loujain
Variation of Lujayn, Arabic
"silver"
Also spelled Lujain and Lujayn, this bright name of Arabic origin has an appealing meaning and sounds that work across multiple cultures and languages.
Lin
Chinese, Arabic, Burmese, Korean, English
"forest; jade, green gem; soft, tender; clear, bright; neighbor; pretty, lake"
Concise, multicultural, and well travelled, Lin is a deceptively simple looking choice with its roots in a variety of languages. As a Chinese name, it is a unisex option, pronounced as LEEN, and…
Lamiah
Variation of Lamia, Arabic
"shining, radiant"
An alternative transliteration of the Arabic name Lamia, with its bright, glowing meaning. This spelling may help distinguish it from the Greek Lamia, a woman driven to become a child-eating monster…
Latifah
Arabic
"kind and gentle"
Singer-actress Queen Latifah -- born Dana Owens -- makes this North African Muslim name sing.
Lamija
Bosnian form of Lamia, Arabic
"shining, radiant"
A popular choice in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lamija is a variation of the Arabic Lamia — not to be confused with the figure from Greek mythology whose name has a separate root and is said differently.
Lulua
Arabic
"pearl"
Also appearing as Luluah and Lulwa, this is a charming, Arabic gemstone name with international appeal.
Lyrania
Variation of Lyra or combination of Lyra and Rania
"lyre, harp; heavenly harp"
Lyrania is a contemporary choice that may be viewed in several ways. On one hand, it's a pretty, elaborated form of the Greek Lyra, giving it a hint of Liliana, while on the other, it may be viewed…

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