Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Lily

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Lily NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 79%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈlɪl.i/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin lilium. This is the name of the main character, Lily Bart, in the novel The House of Mirth (1905) by Edith Wharton. A famous bearer is the American actress Lily Tomlin (1939-).

Related Names

Family Tree·Details RootliliumVariantsLilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lillia, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, LillyDiminutivesLeanna, Liana, Lillia, LillieOther Languages & CulturesLiljana(Albanian) Liliya(Belarusian) Liliya, Lilyana(Bulgarian) Ljiljana, Ljilja(Croatian) Liliana(Czech) Lilli, Lilly(Danish) Lilja(Faroese) Lilja, Lilli(Finnish) Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lyliane, Lys(French) Liana(Georgian) Lili, Lilli(German) Lili, Liliána, Lilien(Hungarian) Lilja(Icelandic) Lile(Irish) Lilia, Liliana, Liana(Italian) Lilija(Latvian) Lilija, Lilijana(Lithuanian) Liljana(Macedonian) Lilly(Norwegian) Lilia, Liliana, Lilianna(Polish) Liliana, Liana(Portuguese) Lílian(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Liliana, Liana(Romanian) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya(Russian) Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Ljiljana, Ljilja(Serbian) Lilijana, Liljana(Slovene) Lilia, Liliana(Spanish) Lilly(Swedish) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya(Ukrainian)

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US Animations·Details Last ranked #11 in 2024 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #38 in 2024 Belgium Last ranked #13 in 2023 Canada Last ranked #147 in 2016 Czechia Last ranked #12 in 2024 Denmark Last ranked #3 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #76 in 2024 France Last ranked #6 in 2024 Ireland Last ranked #15 in 2025 Netherlands Last ranked #6 in 2025 New Zealand Last ranked #6 in 2023 Northern Ireland Last ranked #90 in 2024 Norway Last ranked #176 in 2025 Poland Last ranked #45 in 2023 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #4 in 2024 Scotland Last ranked #31 in 2025 Sweden Last ranked #95 in 2024 Switzerland Last ranked #24 in 2024 United States

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Rate·Details classic youthful natural wholesome delicate refined simple

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Lily (Lilium medeoloides)

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