Leila

[darkerhorse]

Is the first name Leila common in Italy?

[Danip]

Leila is mostly an Arabic name, in Italy is not very common, it started to be used about in the 1960s-1970s among Italian people (before it was an extremely rare name), then its use declined during the 1990s; it is used also among immigrants of North African/Middle Eastern heritage.

[darkerhorse]

Leila is mostly an Arabic name, in Italy is not very common, it started to be used about in the 1960s-1970s among Italian people (before it was an extremely rare name), then its use declined during the 1990s; it is used also among immigrants of North African/Middle Eastern heritage.

Thanks.

[PippoM]

Maybe you misread "Lella"?

[darkerhorse]

The name was sent to me in an email.

Is Lella a full name or a nickname?

[PippoM]

It's a nickname used for a variety of personal names (Carmela, Raffaella...), or even as a generic nickname, not deriving from the actual name.