Delilah

Delilah \de-li-lah, del-il-ah\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Delilah is pronounced as DihLAYLah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Delilah: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Delilah?

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Delilah is largely used in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning weak, poor; delight. The name is of obscure origin; it could be from the Hebrew element 'dal' (weak, poor) or the Hebrew for 'delight', or else it could be of Arabic roots. It was borne in the Bible by the cunning lover of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines by trimming his hair and leaving him vulnerable. The name was nevertheless adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, perhaps because she was also described as a beautiful and intelligent woman. The name has been publicized by Saint-Saens' opera Samson and Delilah (1877), two songs titled 'Delilah' (1917 and 1968), and a recent song titled 'Hey there Delilah' (2006). Delilah has 15 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. Variation transcriptions used in English consist of name Dalia, what does the name Dalialah mean, nicknames for Dalyla, name Dalylah origin, Del name, Delilia meaning of name, what does the name Della mean, name Delyla origin, and Delylah meaning and origin. The contractions Lila meaning of name (also used in Arabic and Hebrew) and Lilah meaning of name, and the variant spelling Delila meaning of name (also used in German, and Hebrew) are other English forms. Dalida meaning of name (French) and short names for Dalilah (French) are foreign variant transcriptions of Delilah. Another foreign form is the variant spelling name Dalila origin (French and Italian).

Delilah's language of origin is Arabic. Derived from the word 'dalla' with the meaning to tease, to flirt. Delilah is a popular baby girl name, and it perceived as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.085% of baby girls were named Delilah. It was #187 in rank then. Out of all girl names in its family, Delilah was the 2nd most popular after nicknames for Lila in 2010. It was 18% more frequently used than Delilah in that year.

List of baby names that sound like Delilah:

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The baby name Delilah fun facts:

The name Delilah in reverse order is "Haliled".

The numerological value of the name Delilah is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Delilah?

Delilah is in the top names in USA.