Lilah
/lila/from spelling rules
Lilah is a female given name used in Spanish.
Lilah is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
/lila/
Did you know?
- In Spanish orthography, the h is known as hache and is referred to as muda, which literally means 'mute'.
- Spanish has no native names that end in h, so seeing a name like Lilah immediately signals to a native speaker that the name is borrowed from another language.
- While 'Lilah' is a biblical name in English, a Spanish speaker might immediately associate the sound with lila, the color 'lilac', rather than the Hebrew origin.
Examples in context
- Hola, ¿es usted Lilah Rodríguez?Hi, are you Lilah Rodríguez?
- Hola, soy Lilah, ¿qué tal?Hi, I'm Lilah, how are you?
- Hola, Lilah, ¿cómo estás?Hi, Lilah, how are you?
- Lilah vive en Madrid.Lilah lives in Madrid.
- ¿Conoces a Lilah?Do you know Lilah?
- Lilah es mi mejor amiga.Lilah is my best friend.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are talking about a mutual friend at a cafe.
- Sofía¿Has visto a Lilah hoy?Have you seen Lilah today?
- MateoNo, no he visto a Lilah.No, I haven't seen Lilah.
- SofíaElla me llamó esta mañana.She called me this morning.
- MateoTal vez Lilah esté en la biblioteca.Maybe Lilah is at the library.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
