Delilah

Meaning

Name

1. The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
2. A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

Noun

1. A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
2. A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.

Synonyms

femme fatale

temptress

enchantress

siren

vamp

man-eater

seductress

coquettish

Translations

Dalila

Delila

donna fatale

femme fatale

sirène

🧜‍♀️

vampiressa

Dalila

Dalila

Sirene

femme fatale

Femme fatale

Dalila

vamp

tentatrice

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈlaɪlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).