Lilla

lee-LAW; LEE-luh; LIHL-la

Hungarian diminutive of Lívia and Lídia, Hindi variant of Lila, Italian, Swedish, and Danish word name

"to envy; from Lydia; lilac; little; purple"

Lilla Origin and Meaning

The name Lilla is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "to envy; from Lydia; lilac; little; purple".

This sweet and underused name is a multicultural choice with a surprising number of meanings. It is used as a diminutive of Lívia and Lídia in Hungary (meaning "envy" and "from Lydia" respectively), as a variation of the Arabic Lila in Hindi (meaning "night"), and as a variant of Lillian, Lillia, and Lily in English, associating it with the flower.

It is also a word name in Italy, Sweden, and Denmark, where it means "lilac", "little" and "purple" respectively, adding to the sweet, floral appeal of it.

Lilla Rank in US Top 1000

# 870 in the US

Popularity of the name Lilla

• 27 Hungary 2024
• 183 Poland 2020

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Famous People Named Lilla

• Lilla Crawford American Broadway actress
• Lilla Cabot Perry (1848 1933), US artist who worked in the American Impressionist style and whose mentor was Claude Monet