The Question of a Name

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Hi everyone :)
Since we're talking about names, could anyone tell me what my name means? (Leyla)
Because every single site says something different.. Like one said it means "dark beauty", then another one said it meant "born at night" ... etc.
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This is a problem that is straight up forced down people's throats when they take shahadah. Like the next day after I became muslim, someone presented me with a list of "muslim names" I should change my name to.

I didn't change my name at all; I had no desire to become Umar, or Ala-ud-Deen, or Bilal. Frankly, I think it is presumptuous for converts to change their names (unless their name has a pagan meaning, of course) and tends to cause major problems with their families.
 

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