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Zillah

ZI-lə

Popularity

#6139

rising

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

537

Peak Year

#20 in 2024

First Recorded

1881

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Vintage

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

From the Hebrew name meaning "shadow" or "shade," Zillah is a Biblical name, the wife of Lamech in the Book of Genesis.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Zillah Eisenstein

    American feminist writer and activist

Nicknames

Personality Traits

MysteriousIntrospectiveCalmQuiet

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