Tefila: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tefila – Meaning: prayer – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: teh-fee-LAH


Tefila is a Hebrew girl's name meaning “prayer”. It appears in our list of 175+ Beautiful Hebrew Baby Girl Names.

Meaning & Origin of Tefila

Meaning: Prayer.

Origin: Hebrew.

How to Pronounce Tefila

Phonetic: teh-fee-LAH   IPA: /təfiˈla/

Popularity of Tefila

Tefila 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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