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Delilah (female)

Derivative(s):Della (F)
Can be spelt:Delila (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes: English. Biblical name of uncertain origin; OT Judges 16:4-20.

The 17th century Puritans adopted this name despite its association with treachery and deceit!
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