Lillian - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lillian \l(il)-

is pronounced LIL-ee-an. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "lily". Flower name. Actress Lillian Gish; First Mother Lillian Carter; writer Lillian Hellman.

Lillian has 23 variant forms: Lila, Lili, Lilia, Lilian, Liliana, Liliane, Liliane, Lilias, Lilli, Lillia, Lilianna, Lilliana, Lilliane, Lilliann, Lillianna, Lillianne, Lillie, Lilly, Lillyan, Lillyanne, Lily, Lilyan and Lilyann.

Baby names that sound like Lillian are Leoline, Leilani, Lalani and Lilyanne.

Lillian is a very common first name for women (#98 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#37516 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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