May 28
Why this day? Lela is a short form of Leonela, and shares its name day.
Lela is celebrated in the United States, Spain, Brazil and Germany on September 8; Argentina on May 28.
Lela is a short form of Leonela. It keeps its origin (Greek) and meaning — luz o antorcha, and shares its name day, May 28.
On birth records, Lela is rarely written as such: the Lelas are Leonelas (27,854 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Leonela page. Lela is also a short form of Loreley, Fiorela, Leonarda.
Lela is a short form of Leonela, which means luz o antorcha.
May 28, together with Leonela: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Leonela.
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