Lilith Meaning

The meaning of Lilith is "night creature, night monster".

Lilith is generally used as a girl's name.

It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Li-lith.

This name has quite the history, and much of it is unclear.

The name may stem from Lilutu a female daemon in the ancient Mesopotamian religion.

In the Bible, the word lilit is mentioned in the Book of Isaiah as part of a list of unclean possibly demonic animals, It was also found on the Dead Sea Scrolls where it appears on a list of monsters.

According to Jewish medieval folklore, Lilith was the name of Adam's first wife, who was thrust out of Eden because she displeased Adam.

This story may have arisen as a way to explain the two different accounts of creation. One which has man and woman created at the same time, and the other which has woman created from man.

Because it is a pretty sounding name, and feels like a more classic form of Lily, the name still remains popular despite its meaning.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Lilith Saintcrow.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 490 in baby name popularity for girls with 636 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.

View the Lilith Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Lilith has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Lilith to other names.

The name Lilit is a form of Lilith.

• Lilith Saintcrow ~ Writer

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Just for fun, see the name Lilith in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Lilith in Nautical Flags page.