Hila or Hilla (
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
: הילה) is a Hebrew feminine given name meaning "
halo
Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to:
* Halo (optical phenomenon)
* Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head
HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Video games
* ''Halo'' (franch ...
", a cognate of the Arabic
Hala (given name) Hala ( ar, هالة) is an Arabic female given name meaning " the aura of light around the moon". It is a cognate of the Hebrew name Hila.
Notable people with the name include:
* Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa, wife of Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Kha ...
. It was among the most popular given names for girls in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in 2012.
People
First name
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Hilla Becher
Hilla Becher (; 2 September 1934 – 10 October 2015) was a German conceptual photographer. Becher was well known for her industrial photographs, or typologies, with longtime collaborator and husband, Bernd Becher. Her career spanned more than ...
(1934–2015), German photographer
*Hila Bronstein (born 1983), German singer, known as a member of
Bro'Sis
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Hila Elmalich
Ilanit Hila Elmalich (; 14 November 1973 – 14 November 2007) was an Israeli fashion model (1973–2007), Israeli fashion model
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Hila Klein
Hila Klein (; born December 12, 1986) is an Israeli-American YouTuber, designer, and businesswoman. She is known for co-creating the channel h3h3Productions—on which she is a host alongside her husband, Ethan Klein—and is also the founding ...
(born 1987), an Israeli-American YouTube comedian
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Hilla Limann
Hilla Limann, (12 December 1934 – 23 January 1998) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician who served the President of Ghana from 24 September 1979 to 31 December 1981. He served as a diplomat in Lome, Togo and Geneva, Switzerland.
Education ...
(1934–1998), Ghanaian politician and president
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Hila Lulu Lin (born 1964), Israeli painter
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Hilla Nachshon
Hilla Nachshon (or Hila, he, הילה נחשון; born ) is an Israeli television host, actress and former model.
Early life
Nachshon was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish) descent. Her father is ...
(born 1980), Israeli actress and television presenter
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Hila Plitmann (born 1973), American singer
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Hila Sedighi (born 1985), Iranian poet and painter
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Hilla Vidor (born 1975), Israeli actress
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Hilla von Rebay
Hildegard Anna Augusta Elisabeth Freiin Rebay von Ehrenwiesen, known as Baroness Hilla von Rebay or simply Hilla Rebay (31 May 1890 – 27 September 1967), was an abstract art, abstract artist in the early 20th century and co-founder and first di ...
(1890–1967), American artist
Surname
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Ardit Hila (born 1993), Albanian football player
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Elena Hila (born 1974), Romanian athlete
See also
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Hila (disambiguation) Hila may refer to:
*plural form of Hilum
*Village in Israel: Mitzpe Hila
* Hila (given name), in Hebrew
* For the Islamic concept of "stratagem", see Ḥiyal
* Hila, Ambon, the town on the Indonesian island of Ambon where Fort Amsterdam was sited. ...
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Hillah
Hillah ( ar, ٱلْحِلَّة ''al-Ḥillah''), also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq on the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, south of Baghdad. The population is estimated at 364,700 in 1998. It is the capital of Babylon Province a ...
, Iraq
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Hebrew feminine given names