Imlah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Imlah

What is the meaning of the name Imlah ?

The baby name Imlah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'simple': 'IM-lah', 'IPA': '/ˈɪmlə/'}.

Imlah is Scottish in Origin.

Imlah is a rare Hebrew biblical name, appearing as Yimlah (יִמְלָה). It is commonly linked to the root male (מלא), “to be full/to fill,” yielding meanings such as “fullness” or “he will fill/fulfill.” Variant transliterations include Imla, Yimlah, and Yemlah; the Septuagint renders it Iemla.

In the Bible it functions chiefly as a patronymic - “Micaiah son of Imlah” - the truth-telling prophet who opposed King Ahab’s court (1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18). Independent use of the name has been minimal through Jewish and Christian history, but it endures in onomastic lists and occasional modern choices. Contemporary bearers favor the shorter Imla; because of its -ah ending, some treat it as unisex, though its scriptural bearer is male. The name’s association with integrity and a sense of “fullness” gives it a compact, meaningful profile.

⚙ Imlah is vanishingly rare. We count just 3 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 2 countries.