Lily
See also: lily
English
Etymology
A 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lily
- A female given name from English. Popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.
- 1864 Frances Eleanor Trollope: The Tale of Aunt Margaret's Trouble. All the Year Round, Aug.11th, 1866, page 100:
- "Poor little thing! She is very wee and frail, isn't she? Only two months old. We came away from the north, as soon as I was able to travel. She is called Lily."
- I remembered Horace having once told me that his mother's name had been Lilias.
- 2001 Catherine Coulter: Hemlock Bay. Jove, 2002. →ISBN page 57:
- "Lily is such a romantic name. It sounds to me like soft music; it's the sort of name to make one dream of fanciful things."
- Lily smiled. "It's my grandmother's name. Coincidence, maybe, but she grew the most beautiful lilies."
- 1864 Frances Eleanor Trollope: The Tale of Aunt Margaret's Trouble. All the Year Round, Aug.11th, 1866, page 100:
Translations
female given name meaning "lily"
See also
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Lily
- a female given name from English
- (urban legend) an ungo that terrorized Cebu in the late 90s
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