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Zilla

Pronunciation: ZI-lə (key)

Origin of the name Zilla:

Jewish name meaning "shadow, shade, gloom."

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My name is Zilla, except I spell it Tzila based on the proper Hebrew pronunciation with the Tz sound. as in "pretzel".
I've only had minor issues with people's misspelling and mispronunciation, but it's an otherwise beautiful name and I've been complimented on it's rarity and beauty many times.

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Zilli or Tzili, Zi or Tzi depending on spelling

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Means shade or shadow, from the hebrew root "Tzel" (pronounced with "TZ" sound as in "pretzel")
Zilla was one of two wives of Lemech.
Bore a son Tuval-Kayin who made tools, and a daughter Na'ama who married Noah.

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