Cilla is an English female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, originally the diminutive form of

Priscilla Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer. The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...

and less frequently

Drusilla Drusilla is a female given name deriving from the Roman cognomen Drusilla. History The name has its origin from the Latin cognomen (and later praenomen) ''Drusus'' which itself derived from the Greek ''drosos'' (dew). The diminutive "illa" t ...

. It first appeared in the 20th century. People named Cilla include:

People

Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her ...

(1943–2015), English singer, actress and entertainer *Cilla Fisher (born 1952), ex-member of the folk music group

The Singing Kettle The Singing Kettle (also known as Artie's Singing Kettle) are a folk music and entertainment group from Scotland who perform traditional children's songs, along with live theatre performances. Originally from the village of Kingskettle in Fife, ...

Cilla McQueen Priscilla Muriel McQueen (born 22 January 1949 in Birmingham, England) is a poet and three-time winner of the ''New Zealand Book Award'' for Poetry. Early years and education McQueen's family moved to New Zealand when she was four. She was educ ...

(born 1949), poet *

Cilla Naumann Cilla Naumann (born 16 July 1960) is a Swedish author and journalist. Her first book, ''Vattenhjärta'', came out in 1995. It won the Katapulpriset for "Best debut of the Year". Her next book was ''Dom'', published in 2000. Bibliography *1995 � ...

(born 1960), Swedish author and journalist *

Cilla Snowball Dame Priscilla Deborah Snowball, DBE, generally known as Cilla Snowball (born October 1958), is Group Chairman and Group Chief Executive of AMV BBDO, an advertising and communications group in the UK. She has worked for Abbott Mead Vickers for ...

, British businessperson in advertising

Fictional characters

Cilla Battersby-Brown Cilla Petunia Aurelia Brown (formerly Battersby-Brown) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Wendi Peters. She made her first appearance on 20 October 2003. After three years in the role, Pe ...

, a character in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' In Greek mythology, it refers to: *

Cilla (mythology) Cilla (Ancient Greek: Κίλλα) in Greek mythology is the name of two women associated with Troy: * Cilla, a Trojan princess as the daughter of King Laomedon. Her mother was either Strymo, daughter of Scamander, or Placia, daughter of Otreus, or ...

, two women associated with ancient Troy {{given name Feminine given names