Rilla

German

"small brook"

Rilla Origin and Meaning

The name Rilla is a girl's name of German origin meaning "small brook".

Rilla dropped out of the US Top 1000 in 1915, but it's starting to feel like an intriguing possibility again in this age of short, sweet, a-ending names for girls. It is traditionally a short form for names ending in -rilla, like Marilla from the Anne of Green Gables books (Anne's youngest daughter is Bertha Marilla, called Rilla for short). Rilla may also derive from the German word Rille, meaning "brook; stream".

Rilla Rank in US Top 1000

# 774 in the US

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Famous People Named Rilla

• Rilla Askew American novelist

The name Rilla in Pop Culture

• Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe main character in "Rilla of Ingleside" by L.M. Montgomery
• Rilla Roo gorilla,kangaroo hybrid in video game "Crash Bash"