Zilla Name Meaning & Origin
Zilla
Origin of the name Zilla:
Jewish name meaning "shadow, shade, gloom."
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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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.- Nicknames for Zilla
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.- Famous real-life people named Zilla
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