Do you care about name meanings?

Ok so I have search high and low for the perfect baby girl name because I could not find one that really stuck out to me that I REALLY liked. Now I came across Lilah. I've had my heart set on it for quite some time and I am crazy about it. Well, my husband is all about name meanings so he asked what it meant and I didn't know so I looked it up today and this is what I found:

"languishing (lacking of vigor and spirit), lovelorn, seductive; night beauty".



I know my husband is going to be completely against it now. What do you think about it? Any one wanna help me find another name now? :-(Do you care about name meanings?
Lilah/Lyla/Leila means "night"



I use behindthename.com for meanings their site is the most accurate. and yes meanings do make a bit of a difference to me, but not too hugely so.



If it really bothers you and your husband, consider:



Lillian which means Lily (the flower)



Lila: which means playful, amusement. (said Lill-uh)



Lily: for the flower
I personally don't care that much about what a name means - a name doesn't define the person. Name meanings generally come from the root of the word that the name is derived from, which is definitely interesting, but for me not a deterrent to using a name that I love.



I personally like the full name of Delilah, with Lilah as a nickname. It has the same meaning though.Do you care about name meanings?
I know what you mean as far as pretty name with bad meaning, I pay attention to meaning because I think its important, but if it doesn't bother you than don't worry about. Besides names have multiple meanings. I've always heard my name meant "a binding" but I just heard it also means "captivating", my name is Rebecca. It could have special meaning to you. Like my favorite name is Leah, not because it means "weary" or from the Bible character, but because that's my sister's name.



Good Luck!Do you care about name meanings?
Just say it means night beauty and don't mention the other meanings. If you want another name that sounds like it, how about:

Lily - it's a flower name. A symbol of innocence and purity (Latin orogin)

Laila - it also means night beauty (Arabic origin)

Lilia - it means "What belongs to me belongs to God" (Hebrew origins)

Lala - means tulip (Slavic origin) Hawaiian equivalent is Lara
i think name meanings don't matter unless you for some odd reason decide to name your baby a word from another language that means something ridiculous. most kids don't know what their names mean anyways. Lilah is a nice name and I suggest you use it if you like it that much! Convince your husband that name meanings aren't that important...
that's a really pretty name and just because that's the "meaning" of it, it's not gonna govern who your daughter is.

Like for example, I'm into astrology but I don't believe it 100%, that's not going to tell me who I am.

As for the father.... Your carrying the baby so if he doesn't like it...tough!!! lol j/k... but try and talk some sence into him because it's ridiculous not to name your child something because of a "meaning" of a name that no one is going to know...
Lilah means different thing depending on the origin you choose.

Lilah from Greek means Bluish

Lilah from Hebrew is a form of Delilah which means Itself (the flower)

Arabic means Night

Hindi means Free will of God

Persian means Lilac/Bluish

Sanskrit means Lilac/Bluish,purple



I don't know what origin you found that meaning under but I hhaven'theard that one before
What does the meaning matter? It's an absolutely gorgeous name. Try a different website to find a better meaning, a lot of sites are different.



Best of luck! Lilah is adorable :) So is Leila, if it doesn't work out!
I am into meanings when it comes to names, although I am also into family names.
My favorites :

Alexa

Shay

Hailey

Olivia

Emily

Victoria

Kaitlyn

Amy

Carly

Audrina

Britney

Brielle

Charlotte

Ella

And many many more!
Not at all.

For me, name meanings aren't really anything that anyone else cares about, besides you.



Edit. Liliah is one of my favorite names ?
maybe you could just make up a word that sounds good and then make up a meaning for it that sounds good.
Well I love the name Calista (kah lis tah)! It means she that is most beautiful. Hope you like it, bye!
I love the name Lilah too, however it is a derivative of Delilah, which means "one who weakens" (from the Biblical Samson %26amp; Delilah.) There is more than one meaning though, depending on the language. According to nymbler.com, it has many different origins and the meaning is "island." On behindthename.com, they don't have a listing for Lilah but there is one for Lila ("play, amusement") and Delilah ("delicate, weak, languishing") On babynames.com, Lilah and Lila both mean "Lilac tree" in Persian and Lila means "you are mine" in Hebrew. And nameberry.com lists Lilah as a variation of Leila ("dark beauty, night") and Lila ("lilac")



It all depends on what resource you use, so it really varies. I think it's a beautiful name, but if your husband won't agree, here are some suggestions:



Lily

Lillian/Liliana

Emmaline

Linnea

Elise

Lula/Luella
I personally weigh that on the situation. My son's name Kendall means the same thing everywhere I look, and it had/has a lot of sentimental value, so the meaning became one of the deciding factors for us when actually choosing it.



However, the opposite can be said for one of my long time favorites Cecelia (now Celia) which means "blind" because, though it had a negative meaning, it was also not a consistent one. I'd check one website and it'd say "blind" while on another it'd display "patron of music"



In the end meanings can never be 100 percent accurate, especially if the name you chose comes from several cultural backgrounds, in which it means different things, so I wouldn't let them sway me from using a name I love the sound and feel of.



Best wishes..