Zillah
ZIL-uh
A biblical name meaning “shadow,” with a soft, old-world feel.
Meaning
Zillah is the name of one of Lamech’s wives in the Bible, and the excerpted sources gloss it as meaning “shadow.” In the 19th-century naming books, it is treated as an English form of a Hebrew name and sometimes linked with Zilpah by similarity of form. One source also notes it as a Gypsy name in English usage.
Origin
HebrewEnglishfeminine
Fun fact
One excerpt links Zillah to a rose-legend, showing how some writers wrapped biblical names in romantic folklore as well as etymology.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.