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What does Lily mean?
Lily 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced LIL-ee. It is of Latin origin. Flower name via Old French, from Latin lilium. The lily is a symbol of innocence and purity as well as beauty. Actresses Lillie Langtry, Lily Taylor, Lily Tomlin, Leelee Sobieski. Also form of Elizabeth. Also form of Lillian.
STARTS WITH Lil-
Variations
VARIANTS Leelee, Lil, Lila▲, Lilas, Lili, Lilia▲, Lilian▲, Liliana▲, Liliane, Lilias, Lilie, Lilla▼, Lilley, Lilli, Lillia, Lillianne, Lillie▼, Lillika, Lillita, Lilly, Lilyan▼, Lilyanne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lily Ellianna (L.E.), ..
How popular is Lily?
Lily is a very popular first name for women (#652 out of 4276, Top 15%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#71372 out of 150436, Top 47%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Lily reached its apex rank of #15 in the U.S. in 2011, and is at #31 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Lily (#31 IN 2018) are Elizabeth (#13), Lillian (#34), Liliana (#109), Lilly (#161), Lila (#224), Lilian (#613), Rosa (#641), Lillie (#668), Lilia (#1062), Lilla, Lilie, Lillia, Lilibeth, Lili, Lilyan, Lilyanne and Lilli. These forms of Lily were at the apex of their popularity in the 1880s (ADOPTION OF 4.2%) and are now much less conventional (ADOPTION 1.6%, DOWN 61%). Elizabeth is more widely used than the rest, though Liliana has grown popular as well over time, while forms like Lillie have lost favor.
Similar Names
Lily▲ is pronounced similarly to Laela, Lailie, Laily, Lala, Laleh, Lalia, Lalla, Lally, Lalya, Layla▲, Leala, Leela▲, Leila▲, Leilah▲, Lela▼, Lelah▼, Lelia▼, Leola▼, Lilah▲, Lilo, Loela, Lolly, Lula▼, Lulu▼ and Lyla▲. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ally▼, Arly▼, Billy▼, Cilly, Eily, Elly, Emily, Gilly, Haily▼, Hilly, Jilly, July, Kaly, Lacy▼, Laidy, Lal, Lesly▼, Lesy, Lexy, Libby, Liby, Lida▼, Lies, Lilac, Lin, Lina, Lind, Linn, Linzy, Lira, Lis, Lisa▼, Lise, Lisl, Lissy, Liv▲, Liva, Livvy, Livy, Livya, Liya, Liza▼, Lize, Lizy, Lizzy, Lory, Lucy, Milly, Tilly and Willy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lily.
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