At a Glance: Name: Shilah – Origin: Navajo – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SHY-luh
Shilah is a Navajo girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.
Meaning & Origin of Shilah
Origin: Navajo.
A common claim: Commonly listed as Navajo for 'brother.' Actually: There's no reliable evidence that this name means that. Wiktionary lists Shilah as a female given name, which makes 'brother' an unlikely meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Shilah
Phonetic: SHY-luh IPA: /ˈʃaɪ.lə/
Popularity of Shilah
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1974–2024.
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