At a Glance: Name: Hilla – Meaning: cloudberry (Finnish); also a short form of names like Hilda and Hilma – Origin: Multiple: Finnish / Germanic / Hebrew (variant of Hila) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: HIL-lah
Hilla is a Multiple: Finnish / Germanic / Hebrew (variant of Hila) girl's name meaning “cloudberry (Finnish); also a short form of names like Hilda and Hilma”. It appears in our list of Mountain Baby Names With Granite Strength.
Meaning & Origin of Hilla
Meaning: Cloudberry (Finnish); also a short form of names like Hilda and Hilma.
Origin: Multiple: Finnish / Germanic / Hebrew (variant of Hila).
A common claim: Hilla is said to mean 'from the hill' (Hebrew) Actually: There's no support for a Hebrew 'hill' meaning. Hilla is better documented as Finnish for 'cloudberry' and/or a pet form of names like Hilda and Hilma; a separate Hebrew variant, Hila, has its own distinct meaning.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Hilla
Phonetic: HIL-lah IPA: /ˈhɪlɑ/
Popularity of Hilla
Hilla doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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