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 [ 2 syll. le-la, lel-a ] The girl name Lela is pronounced LIYLah KEY. Lela has its origins in the Germanic, Latin, and Arabic languages, and it is used largely in Spanish and English. Lela is an English variant of Alida (Hungarian, Dutch, German, Italian, English, and Greek). Lela is also a Spanish variant of Adela (Czech, English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish). Lela is also an English variant of Layla (Arabic and English). Lela is rare as a baby name for girls. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.174% of baby girls were named Lela. Its ranking then was #117. The baby name has since suffered a substantial decline in popularity, and is of only very light use now. In 2008, out of the group of girl names directly related to Lela, Layla (Arabic and English) was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Lela include Leela (English and Indian), Leila (Arabic, English, German, and Iranian), Leilah (Arabic, English, German, and Iranian), Lila (English and Indian), Laia (Catalan), Laila (Arabic, English, German, and Iranian), Lala (Czech), Layla (Arabic and English), Leah (English, Hebrew, and Yiddish), Lehua (Hawaiian), Leia (English), Leiah (English), Lejla (Slavic), Lelah (English), Lelia (Greek and Italian), Lelya (Russian), Leo (English), Leola (English), Leya (English), and Leyah (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Lela: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
