Lila
English
Etymology 1
Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).
Proper noun
Lila
- A female given name from Arabic.
- 1867, Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields, published 1867, page 149:
- Your name is flowery too. I used to say Mamita would have called you Lady Viola; but violet colors and lilac colors are cousins, and they both suit your complexion and your name, Mamita Lila.
- 2014, Marilynne Robinson, Lila, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- “I been thinking about ‘Lila.’ I had a sister Lila. Give her a pretty name, maybe she could turn out pretty.”
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Lila
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Li‧la
- IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈl̪i.l̪ɐ]
Proper noun
Lila
- a municipality of Bohol
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of Leila. Compare liila.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli(ː)lɑ/, [ˈli(ː)lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ilɑ
- Syllabification(key): Li‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Li‧la
Proper noun
Lila
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Lila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Lila | Lilat | |
| genitive | Lilan | Lilojen | |
| partitive | Lilaa | Liloja | |
| illative | Lilaan | Liloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Lila | Lilat | |
| accusative | nom. | Lila | Lilat |
| gen. | Lilan | ||
| genitive | Lilan | Lilojen Lilain rare | |
| partitive | Lilaa | Liloja | |
| inessive | Lilassa | Liloissa | |
| elative | Lilasta | Liloista | |
| illative | Lilaan | Liloihin | |
| adessive | Lilalla | Liloilla | |
| ablative | Lilalta | Liloilta | |
| allative | Lilalle | Liloille | |
| essive | Lilana | Liloina | |
| translative | Lilaksi | Liloiksi | |
| abessive | Lilatta | Liloitta | |
| instructive | — | Liloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Lila is the 452nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 837 female individuals (and as a middle name to 217 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
From older Lilas, from French lilas.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lila n (strong, genitive Lilas, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Lila [sg-only, neuter, strong]
See also
| Weiß | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rot (Purpur) | Orange; Braun | Gelb; Creme, Ocker |
| Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün) | Grün (Dunkelgrün) | |
| Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün) | Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa) | Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur) | Rosa; Pink |
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano Lila, from lila.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈliː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ila
- Syllabification: Li‧la
- Homophone: lila
Proper noun
Lila (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ)
- a municipality of Bohol, Philippines