Names Categorized "ends in -illa"

Atilla is a Turkish variant of Attila, the name of the infamous 5th-century leader of the Huns. The Huns, a nomadic people from Central Asia, had expanded into Eastern Europe by the 4th century, compelling their Gothic s...

Camilla is a feminine given name with ancient Roman origins. It is the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Camillus, which likely derives from Etruscan and has an uncertain meaning. The name is not directly related to th...

Carmilla is the name of the titular vampire in the 1872 Gothic novella Carmilla by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. The name is a variant of Carmella, which itself is a Latinized form of Carmel, derived from Mount C...

Cilla is a feminine given name used primarily in Dutch and Swedish, originating as a diminutive of Cecilia. The name Cecilia itself derives from the Roman family name Caecilius, which is thought to come from the Latin wo...

Cordeilla is a name first recorded in Geoffrey of Monmouth's seminal work Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136). It is the original form of Cordelia, adapted for the youngest daughter of King Leir—the legendary British...

Csilla is a Hungarian feminine given name derived from the Hungarian word csillag, meaning "star". The name was created by the Hungarian author András Dugonics for his 1803 novel and later popularized by the poet Mihály...

Cyrilla is a feminine given name of English origin, representing a feminine form of Cyril. The name Cyril itself derives from the Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios meaning "lord" — a word used frequently in the Gree...

EtymologyDomitilla is a feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Domitius. The root Domitius likely derives from the Latin word domitus, meaning "having been tamed," suggesting an etymological connection to the conce...

Drousilla is a Greek form of Drusilla used in the Greek New Testament. The name Drusilla itself is a feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus, which was also used as a praenomen by the Claudia family. Accordin...

Etymology and OriginDrusilla is a feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus. The Roman cognomen Drusus is believed to have come from the Greek word drosos (δρόσος), meaning "dew." Alternatively, tradition holds...

Godzilla is a male given name derived from Gojira (ゴジラ), the Japanese name for the iconic giant monster. The name Gojira itself is a portmanteau of gorira (ゴリラ, “gorilla”) and kujira (鯨, “whale”), reflecting the c...

Gonorilla is a feminine name from literature, recorded as the original Latin form used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae. The name is essentially a variant spelling of G...

Gunilla is a Swedish female given name, a variant of Gunhild. It shares the same Old Norse roots as Gunhild, being ultimately derived from the elements gunnr ("war") and hildr ("battle"). Thus, the name carries the compo...

Hilla is a Finnish feminine given name that functions as a short form of names beginning with Hil, such as Hilja. In addition to its use as a diminutive, Hilla also directly translates to "cloudberry" in Finnish, a golde...

Kamilla is a feminine given name used primarily in Danish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, and Swedish, deriving from the Camilla form. In Russian and Hungarian, it is a direct form of Camilla, while in Polish and...

Killa is a feminine name of Quechua origin, meaning "moon". In the Quechua language of the Andean region, the moon (quilla or killa) holds significant cultural and symbolic importance, often associated with femininity, f...

Kyrilla is the Ancient Greek feminine form of the masculine name Kyrillos, which is better known under its Latinized form Cyril. As a feminine equivalent, Kyrilla directly derives from the Greek element kyrios, meaning '...

Lilla is a Hungarian diminutive of Lívia or Lídia. As a short form, it carries the affectionate, informal tone common in Hungarian diminutives, often used as a standalone given name. Etymology and Origins Lilla is primar...

Lucilla is a Latin diminutive of Lucia, derived from the Roman clan name Lucius, meaning "light." The name was used in ancient Rome and later adopted in Italian and other Romance languages. It carries connotations of ill...

Ludmilla is an alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Людмила, commonly rendered as Lyudmila. It is a female given name of Ludmila origin, meaning 'favour of the people' from the Slavic elements ľudŭ 'people' and m...

Etymology and Possible OriginsMarilla is an uncommon feminine given name that likely originated as a fanciful late-19th-century American variant of Maria or a diminutive of Mary. It may also be a shortened form of Amaryl...

Milla is a short form of Camilla, Ludmilla, and other names ending in milla. It is used across several European countries including Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Sweden.The name gains its primary lineage from Ca...

Neonilla is a Russian female name derived from the Greek νέος (neos), meaning "new." This name is closely related to Neonila, the Ukrainian form. The name belongs to an Orthodox Christian saint from the 3rd century: a Sy...