Names like Lilah
Lilah is a two-syllable Arabic name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Lilah.
Laylah Arabic · variant spelling of Layla, Arabic for 'night'
Leah Hebrew · traditionally "weary," as Genesis has it, though some scholars hear an old word for "wild cow," a herder's term of praise in a world of flocks; Jacob's first wife and mother of half the twelve tribes. A quiet biblical staple modern parents keep choosing
Farah Arabic · joy, happiness
Ayah Arabic · means 'sign' or 'miracle' (a verse of the Quran)
The same roots
Also Arabic names, from the tradition Lilah comes from.
Jennah Arabic · variant of Jenna; also evokes Arabic 'Jannah', paradise
Alayah Arabic · probably a variant of Aaliyah ("high, lofty, sublime")
Aleah Arabic · variant of Aaliyah, "high, lofty, sublime"
Nailah Arabic · one who succeeds, one who acquires
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Lilah, on a similar curve.
Norah Latin · variant of Nora, short form of Honora/Eleanor
Amirah Arabic · princess (feminine form of Amir)
Aminah Arabic · trustworthy, faithful; mother of the Prophet Muhammad
Selah Hebrew · word from the Psalms; meaning uncertain, possibly "to pause and reflect"
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