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 f ...

, originally the diminutive form of

Priscilla Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin '' Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. There is a theory that this biblical character was the author of the Letter to the Hebrews. The name first appears in the New Testament either ...

and less frequently Drusilla.

People

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

(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) is a New Zealand poet and three-time winner of the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, New Zealand Book Award for Poetry. Early years and education McQueen was born on 22 January 1949 in Birm ...

(born 1949), New Zealand 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 Officer (CEO) of AMV BBDO, an advertising and communications group in the UK. She has worked for Abbott Me ...

(born 1958), British businessperson in advertising

Fictional and mythological characters

Cilla Battersby-Brown Cilla Battersby-Brown (also Brown, also known as Lulu) 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, P ...

, a character in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *

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, o ...

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