Laith
Not to be confused with Leith.
Laith (Arabic: ليث), also romanized as Layth, is an Arabic name.
Notable people with the name include:
- Al-Layth ibn Sa'd (713–791), Egyptian scholar of Islamic jurisprudence
- Rafi ibn al-Layth (died 809), Khurasani Arab noble and rebel
- Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840–879), Persian coppersmith and founder of the Saffarid dynasty
- Amr ibn al-Layth (died 902), the second Saffarid ruler
- Al-Layth (died 928), Saffarid emir, nephew of the first two
- Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Layth, Saffarid emir
- Abu Laith, Hanafite jurist
- Laith Shubeilat (born 1942), Jordanian politician
- Layth Abdulamir (born 1957), Iraqi-French film director
- Abu Laith al-Libi (1967–2008), al-Qaeda leader
- Laith Hussein (born 1968), Iraqi footballer
- Laith Pharaon (born 1968), Saudi Arabian motorboat racer
- Laith Al-Deen (born 1972), German singer
- Laith Nobari (born 1977), Iranian footballer
- Laith Al-Juneidi (born 1978), Palestinian filmmaker
- Laith Al-Saadi, American singer and finalist in season 10 of the U.S. The Voice
- Laith Ashley, transgender male model
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