Lily - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Lily \l(i)-ly\ is pronounced LIL-ee. It is of Latin origin. Flower name: the lily is a symbol of innocence and purity as well as beauty. Lilia is popular in Russia. Actresses Lillie Langtry, Lily Taylor, Lily Tomlin, LeeLee Sobieski.

Lily has 23 variant forms: Leelee, Lil, Lila, Lilas, Lili, Lilia, Lilian, Liliana, Liliane, Lilias, Lilie, Lilla, Lilley, Lilli, Lillia, Lillianne, Lillie, Lillika, Lillita, Lilly, Lily, Lilyan and Lilyanne.

For more information, see also related names Lilibeth and Lillian.

Baby names that sound like Lily are Laily, Lola, Lilah, Laila, Lala, Lalya, Lali, Lally, Lolly, Leila, Lyla, Lela, Lisl, Lulu and Lula.

Lily is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Lily. Click here to compare Lily with related baby names.