Eulalia
yoo-LAY-lee-ah
Greek
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Well-spoken; Sweetly speaking
- Origin
- Greek
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Eulalia does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Well-spoken; Sweetly speaking", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Eulalia.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1890s (0.012% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Eulalia speaks with honeycomb grace — sweet to the soul, health to the bones, speech seasoned with salt, the well-spoken one whose words bring healing.
- Verses on this meaning
- Proverbs 16:24
"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."
- Colossians 4:6
"Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
- Proverbs 16:24