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Laya - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Laya

[ syll. la-ya, lay-a ] The boy name Laya is pronounced as LEY-ah KEY. Laya is largely used in Russian and it is derived from Germanic origins. Laya is a variation of the name Leonard (English).

Laya is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Laya, Leonard (English) was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Laya include Leao (Portuguese), Leão (Portuguese), Leo (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, and Hawaiian), Lewi (Hebrew), Léo (French), Lio (Hawaiian), Lisle (English), Llelo (Welsh), Lleó (Catalan and Czech), Louie (English), Louis (English and French), Lowell (English), Loyal (English), Luyu, Lyall (English), Lyell (English), Lal, Lao (Spanish), Law (English), and Lay (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Laya: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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