Lilian - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lilian \l(i)-lian\ is a variant of Lillian (Latin) and Lily (Latin), and the meaning of Lilian is "lily".

The baby name Lilian sounds like Lilyan, Liliane and Liliana. Other similar baby names are Gilian, Jilian, Lilia and Lilias.

Lilian is a very common first name for women (#843 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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