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What names are similar to Lila?

If you like Lila, consider Layla, Lela and Lola. Like Lila, their spellings end in -la.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Lila.

Layla Arabic · "night" in Arabic; the name of Qays’s beloved in the Layla and Majnun romance
Lela Arabic · variant of Leila, night
Lola Spanish · pet form of Dolores, "sorrows"
Ella English · a Norman name from a Germanic element meaning "other"; also used as a short form of Eleanor, Ellen and names ending in -ella

The same roots

Also Arabic names, from the tradition Lila comes from.

Nayla Arabic · traditionally 'one who attains/acquires'
Najla Arabic · wide-eyed, dark-eyed beauty
Lina Arabic · soft, tender (from the root lāna, "to be soft")
Yara Arabic · friend, helper (from Persian yār); in Brazil a separate name, from Tupi Iara, "lady of the water"; a fast-rising crossover favorite

The same feel

Also classic and modern names.

Ava English · an English variant of Eve, linked to Hebrew words for "to breathe" or "to live"
Lana Slavic · short form of Alana/Svetlana
Keira Irish · variant of Ciara, 'dark-haired'; popularized by actress Keira Knightley
Emilia Latin · traditionally "rival", from the Roman family name Aemilius; related to Emily, with a different origin from Amelia

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Lila, on a similar curve.

Nola English · meaning uncertain; possibly a feminine form of Noll inspired by Lola
Nella Italian · short form of names like Antonella or Petronella, or a diminutive of Eleanor
Vada English · of disputed origin, often linked to Wade ('river crossing'); popularized by the 1991 film My Girl
Eva Hebrew · "life," the Latin form of Eve, from the Hebrew Chava; the spelling most of Europe uses, from Spain to Scandinavia to the Slavic world, and a quiet constant in America for over a century. Two syllables of pure vintage warmth
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