Lila

See also: lila, líla, lilà, līlā, and L'Ila

English

Etymology 1

Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).

Proper noun

Lila

1. A female given name from Arabic.
   • 1867, Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields, published 1867, page 149:

     Your name is flowery too. I used to say Mamita would have called you Lady Viola; but violet colors and lilac colors are cousins, and they both suit your complexion and your name, Mamita Lila.

   • 2014, Marilynne Robinson, Lila, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     “I been thinking about ‘Lila.’ I had a sister Lila. Give her a pretty name, maybe she could turn out pretty.”

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).

Alternative forms

• Leela

Proper noun

Lila

1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Anagrams

• Lail

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Leila. Compare liila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli(ː)lɑ/, [ˈli(ː)lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Li‧la

Proper noun

Lila

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Lila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Lila	Lilat
genitive		Lilan	Lilojen
partitive		Lilaa	Liloja
illative		Lilaan	Liloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lila	Lilat
accusative	nom.	Lila	Lilat
	gen.	Lilan
genitive		Lilan	Lilojen Lilainrare
partitive		Lilaa	Liloja
inessive		Lilassa	Liloissa
elative		Lilasta	Liloista
illative		Lilaan	Liloihin
adessive		Lilalla	Liloilla
ablative		Lilalta	Liloilta
allative		Lilalle	Liloille
essive		Lilana	Liloina
translative		Lilaksi	Liloiksi
abessive		Lilatta	Liloitta
instructive		—	Liloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lilani Lilani accusative nom. Lilani Lilani gen. Lilani genitive Lilani Lilojeni Lilainirare partitive Lilaani Lilojani inessive Lilassani Liloissani elative Lilastani Liloistani illative Lilaani Liloihini adessive Lilallani Liloillani ablative Lilaltani Liloiltani allative Lilalleni Liloilleni essive Lilanani Liloinani translative Lilakseni Liloikseni abessive Lilattani Liloittani instructive — — comitative — Liloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lilasi Lilasi accusative nom. Lilasi Lilasi gen. Lilasi genitive Lilasi Lilojesi Lilaisirare partitive Lilaasi Lilojasi inessive Lilassasi Liloissasi elative Lilastasi Liloistasi illative Lilaasi Liloihisi adessive Lilallasi Liloillasi ablative Lilaltasi Liloiltasi allative Lilallesi Liloillesi essive Lilanasi Liloinasi translative Lilaksesi Liloiksesi abessive Lilattasi Liloittasi instructive — — comitative — Liloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lilamme Lilamme accusative nom. Lilamme Lilamme gen. Lilamme genitive Lilamme Lilojemme Lilaimmerare partitive Lilaamme Lilojamme inessive Lilassamme Liloissamme elative Lilastamme Liloistamme illative Lilaamme Liloihimme adessive Lilallamme Liloillamme ablative Lilaltamme Liloiltamme allative Lilallemme Liloillemme essive Lilanamme Liloinamme translative Lilaksemme Liloiksemme abessive Lilattamme Liloittamme instructive — — comitative — Liloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lilanne Lilanne accusative nom. Lilanne Lilanne gen. Lilanne genitive Lilanne Lilojenne Lilainnerare partitive Lilaanne Lilojanne inessive Lilassanne Liloissanne elative Lilastanne Liloistanne illative Lilaanne Liloihinne adessive Lilallanne Liloillanne ablative Lilaltanne Liloiltanne allative Lilallenne Liloillenne essive Lilananne Liloinanne translative Lilaksenne Liloiksenne abessive Lilattanne Liloittanne instructive — — comitative — Liloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lilansa Lilansa accusative nom. Lilansa Lilansa gen. Lilansa genitive Lilansa Lilojensa Lilainsarare partitive Lilaansa Lilojaan Lilojansa inessive Lilassaan Lilassansa Liloissaan Liloissansa elative Lilastaan Lilastansa Liloistaan Liloistansa illative Lilaansa Liloihinsa adessive Lilallaan Lilallansa Liloillaan Liloillansa ablative Lilaltaan Lilaltansa Liloiltaan Liloiltansa allative Lilalleen Lilallensa Liloilleen Liloillensa essive Lilanaan Lilanansa Liloinaan Liloinansa translative Lilakseen Lilaksensa Liloikseen Liloiksensa abessive Lilattaan Lilattansa Liloittaan Liloittansa instructive — — comitative — Liloineen Liloinensa

Statistics

• Lila is the 452^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 837 female individuals (and as a middle name to 217 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

From older Lilas, from French lilas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːla/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Li‧la

Noun

Lila n (strong, genitive Lilas, no plural)

1. violet, purple (colour)

Declension

Declension of Lila [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lila
genitive	eines	des	Lilas
dative	einem	dem	Lila
accusative	ein	das	Lila

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

Further reading

• “Lila” in Duden online
• “Lila” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache