Palila - Meaning of Palila

What does Palila mean?

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Palila

[ 3 syll. pa-li-la, pal-ila ] The baby girl name Palila is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as Pae-LIY-Luw- †. Palila is of Hawaiian origin and it is also used mainly in Hawaiian. The meaning of Palila is 'bird'.

Forms of Palila include the names Palela, Palilah, Palilla, Pallila, Pallilla, Palyla, and Palylla.

Another form of the name is the Hawaiian shortening Pali.

See also the related categories, bird and hawaiian.

Palila is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Palila include Pelia, Peliah, Pollyann, Pabiola, Paliulee, Paliuley, Paliuli, Paliulie, Paliuly, Pefilia, Pelulio, Peluliyo, Paili, Paisli, Paisly, Pala, Paley, Pali, Pall, and Paola.

† English pronunciation for Palila: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"