Lila
See also: 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.
- 1867 Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields 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.
- 1867 Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields 1867, page 149:
Etymology 2
Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”)
Anagrams
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