Bazilah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bazilah

What is the meaning of the name Bazilah ?

The baby name Bazilah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bə-ZEE-lə (buh-ZEE-luh) — IPA: /bəˈziːlə/.

Bazilah is Arabic in Origin.

Bazilah is an Arabic feminine name derived from the triliteral root b‑dh‑l (بذل), “to give, expend, bestow.” It corresponds to the feminine active participle bādhila (باذلة), “she who gives freely,” yielding meanings such as generous, munificent, and selfless. Through Persian and Urdu transmission, the voiced dental fricative dh (ذ) was often realized as z, producing the common South Asian spellings Bazilah and Bazila alongside Bazeela and Bazelah; scholarly transliteration may render it Badhila or Bazīlah.

Attested as a descriptive epithet in classical Arabic usage and adopted as a given name in Muslim communities, Bazilah remains relatively rare but recognizable across the Arab world, South Asia, and diaspora contexts. Its moral connotation links it to values praised in Islamic literature - open‑handedness and willingness to exert oneself for others - making it an appealing virtue name. Nicknames include Bazi, Zila, and Zili; masculine cognates include Bādhil (Badhil).