Lilith (given name)

{{Infobox given name

|name =Lilith

|image = File:Rossetti lady lilith 1867.jpg

|caption = Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1867.

|gender = Female

|meaning = spirit, demon

|region =

|language = Akkadian from lilûBlair, Judit M. (2009). De-demonising the Old Testament : an investigation of Azazel, Lilith, Deber, Qeteb and Reshef in the Hebrew Bible. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-150131-9.||related names = Lilit, Lilita, Lillith

}}Lilith is a feminine given name sometimes given in reference to Lilith, a character in Jewish folklore who was said to be the first wife of the first man Adam who disobeyed him, was banished from the Garden of Eden, and who became a mythical she-demon.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mike |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Lilith |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/lilith |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Behind the Name |language=en}} The mythological tale has inspired modern feminists. http://www.lillyrivlin.com/Lilith-Ms.Magazine-Dec.1972.pdf{{Cite web |date=2021-08-04 |title=Was Lilith the First Feminist in Folklore? – Centre of Excellence |url=https://www.centreofexcellence.com/lilith-first-feminist-folklore/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.centreofexcellence.com |language=en}} {{Cite web |date=2015-03-12 |title=On International Women's Day, A History of Lilith. Was She a Demon or the First Feminist We Know? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/on-international-womans-d_b_6857224 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

It was also the name of Lilith Fair, a concert tour and traveling music festival from 1997 to 1999 that featured only female artists and female-led bands.

Lilith and Black Moon Lilith are placements in modern astrology that are said to represent women's liberation. {{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Aliza |date=2022-11-24 |title=A Handy Guide to Astrology’s Black Moon Lilith |url=https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/black-moon-lilith-astrology-meaning.html |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=The Cut |language=en-us}}

Its similarity in sound to the etymologically unrelated, popular name Lily might also have increased awareness of the name.{{Cite web |title=Lilith – Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity |url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/lilith |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Nameberry |language=en-US}} Other names starting with the letter L as well as mythological names have been well used by new parents in recent years.{{cite web

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/style/lilibet-popular-baby-names.html

| title = Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to 'L': Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hardly the only new parents gravitating toward quirk, family tradition and 'L' names.

| last = Williams

| first = Alex

| date = 12 June 2021

| website = New York Times

| access-date = 29 April 2023

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Lillith is a spelling variant. Other variants include the Armenian Lilit and the Latvian Lilita. {{Cite web |title=Lilith – Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity |url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/lilith |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Nameberry |language=en-US}} {{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mike |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Lilith |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/lilith |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Behind the Name |language=en}}