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What does Lillian mean?
Lillian 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced LIL-ee-an. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Lillian is "lily". Flower name. Actress Lillian Gish; First Mother Lillian Carter; writer Lillian Hellman.
Variations
VARIANTS Lila▲, Lili, Lilia▲, Lilian▲, Liliana▲, Liliane, Liliane, Lilias, Lilli, Lillia, Lilianna▲, Lilliana▲, Lilliane, Lilliann, Lillianna▲, Lillianne, Lillie▼, Lilly, Lillyan▼, Lillyanne, Lily▲, Lilyan▼, Lilyann
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lillian Freyja (L.F.), ..
How popular is Lillian?
Lillian is a very popular first name for females (#98 out of 4276, Top 2%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#78549 out of 150436, Top 52%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Lillian reached its apex rank of #13 in the U.S. in the 1900s, and is at #34 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Lily (#31 VIA LATEST LIST), Liliana (#109), Lilly (#161), Lila (#224), Lilliana (#310), Lilian (#613), Lillie (#668), Lilianna (#802), Lillianna (#931), Lilia (#1062), Lilyann (#1771), Lilli, Lillia, Lili, Lillyan and Lilyan are the prominent related forms of Lillian (#34) ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these relations of Lillian was widespread 128 years ago (MEDIAN #1276) and is somewhat lower today (#983, 37% LESS USAGE). Lillian has generally been popular among parents, though Lily is currently ranked higher, while forms like Lilyan are now less popular.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aillin, Dillan, Dillian, Dilliana, Ghillian, Gilian, Gillan, Gillian▼, Jilian, Jillan, Jillian▼, Jilliana, Jilliane, Jilliann, Jillyan, Jyllian, Lallia, Lellia, Lilla▼, Lillas, Lillias, Lillika, Lillita, Lillith and Sillia. These names tend to be less commonly used than Lillian.
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