Lila
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).
Proper noun edit
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 edit
From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Lila
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Variant of Leila. Compare liila.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lila
- a female given name
Declension edit
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 Lilainrare | ||
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. |
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From older Lilas, from French lilas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lila n (strong, genitive Lilas, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Lila [sg-only, neuter, strong]
See also edit
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 |