Alila as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alila

What is the meaning of the name Alila ?

The baby name Alila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEE-lah,uh-LEE-luh,/əˈliːlə/.

Alila is Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit in Origin.

Alila is a modern, cross-cultural feminine name with several proposed roots and a gentle, lyrical sound. It appears sporadically in English-speaking records from the late 20th century and has gained modest visibility through contemporary branding and creative respellings of better-known names.

Etymologies put forward include: a Sanskrit-influenced reading (from lila “play” or the modern Sanskrit gloss “surprise”); a Hebrew link to Alilah, “deed, tale”; and an Arabic or Perso-Arabic pathway as a blend or elaboration of Alia/Aaliyah (“exalted”) and Leila (“night”). Variants and near-relatives include Alilah, A’lila, Elila, Alia, Aaliyah, Lila, and Leila. Because of these strands, interpretations range from “surprise; playful” to “exalted” or “night.” Note that in Tagalog the common noun alila means “servant,” so the word carries a different, non-name meaning in the Philippines.