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Lily.

A female given name from English, popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɪli/
  1. A female given name from English, popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.

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A 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth.

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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.