At a Glance: Name: Silje – Meaning: blind – Origin: Norwegian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SIL-yeh
Silje is a Norwegian girl's name meaning “blind”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Silje
Meaning: Blind.
Origin: Norwegian.
A common claim: Blind, or saint Actually: Silje is often glossed as 'blind' through Cecilia, but that's only a traditional explanation — the real origin of the ancient Roman name behind Cecilia isn't firmly settled.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Silje
Phonetic: SIL-yeh IPA: /ˈsɪljə/
Popularity of Silje
Silje 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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