LELIA  (LEEL-ya)

Gender: F
Origin: Contraction of EULALIA

A rare and delicate choice.

Nicknames & Variations:
Leelia, Lellia, Leliah

Lelia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Other names that have a Calla "feel"?
• Eero and Lilja or Hugo and Lily?
• What are your favorite "L" names?
• Best unusual names for girls
• Scrabble Family 1-22

Read Nameberry blog posts about Lelia:

• BLACK HISTORY NAMES: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance
• 1910 BABY NAMES: Testing the 100-year rule
• GILBERT & SULLIVAN NAMES