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Lily - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Lily
 
 

 


The girl name Lily [ 2 syll. li-ly, lil-y ] is pronounced as LIHLiy KEY. Lily is mainly used in English, and its language of origin is Old English and English. English origin: Developed from the elements 'lily' ; 'lilium' lily. The first name is derived from the flower name, which is ultimately of the Latin 'ilium'; the flower is a Christian symbol of purity. The first name was adopted by English speakers in the mid 19th century amidst the enthusiasm for flower and plant names. The popularity of the name saw another boost from the song Lily of Laguna (1898), performed by Eugene Stratton and G H Elliott.

The English names Lila, Lilla, and Lillah are variations of Lily. The pet forms Lil (English), Lillie (English), and Lilly (English) are other variants of the name.

In addition, Lily is a variation of the English name Lilian.

Lily is very popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2007, 0.354% of baby girls were named Lily. It ranked at #27 then. Within all girl names in its group, Lily was the most popular in 2007. Lily was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, the English Lilly, in that year.

Baby names that sound like Lily include the German Lili, the German Lilli, the English Lillie, the English Lilly, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Laila, the Arabic Layla, the English and Hebrew Leah, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Leila, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Leilah, the Italian Lelia, the English Leola, the Turkish Leyla, the German, Italian, and Portuguese Lia, the English Lila, the English Lilla, the English Lillah, the German Lilo, the Spanish Lola, the English Louie, the English Lula, the English and German Lulu, the German and Italian Lea, the English Lee, the English Leigh, the French Léa, the English Lil, the Italian Lilia, and the Breton, French, and English Lou.

KEY: Pronunciation for Lily: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


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