Lily - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lily \l(i)-

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

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

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

Lily is a very common first name for women (#652 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#50756 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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