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Lilly.

A female given name, variant of Lily.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈlɪl.i/
  1. A female given name, variant of Lily.

  2. A female given name, variant of Lily. A diminutive of the female given names Lillian and Lilian, from Latin.

  3. A female given name, variant of Lily. A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth and Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.

  4. A surname. A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name

  5. A surname. A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.

noun/ˈlɪl.i/
  1. A Lilly Pulitzer dress.

    US · informal
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.