レイラ
reira
レイラ (reira) is the Japanese way to write the given name Leila.
The katakana writing レイラ is used to express the name Leila in Japanese. To make the name more respectful and polite, you can add the honorific suffix さん to form レイラさん.
Meaning: given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
reira
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the 'L' and 'R' sounds are merged into one phoneme, meaning レイラ sounds the same as 'Reira' to a native speaker.
- While レイラ is the standard phonetic spelling, parents can choose kanji characters to give the name a specific meaning, such as 麗良 to mean 'beautiful and good'.
- The name レイラ is often associated in Japan with the 1970s pop culture influence of the Persian legend 'Layla and Majnun', which gained fame through translated literature.
Examples in context
- 私の名前はレイラです。Watashi no namae wa Reira desu.
- レイラさんはどこですか？Reira-san wa doko desu ka?Where is Leila?
- 彼女の名前はレイラです。Kanojo no namae wa Reira desu.Her name is Leila.
- レイラさんはとても親切です。Reira-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Leila is very kind.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are introducing a new friend.
- 結衣 Yuiこちらが友達のレイラさんです。Kochira ga tomodachi no Reira-san desu.This is my friend, Leila.
- 蓮 Renはじめまして、レイラさん。Hajimemashite, Reira-san.Nice to meet you, Leila.
- 結衣 Yui彼女はカナダから来ました。Kanojo wa Kanada kara kimashita.She came from Canada.
- 蓮 Renそうなんですね。よろしくお願いします。Sō nan desu ne. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I see. It's a pleasure to meet you.
