What does Lily mean?

Lily means "lily"

How do we pronounce Lily?

Lily \li-ly, lil-y\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Lily is pronounced as LIHL-iy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Lily: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Lily?

Lily is mainly used in English, and its language of origin is Latin and English. English origin: 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 symbol of purity associated with the Virgin Mary, and it can also be well-known from a verse in the Sermon on the Mount to 'consider the lilies of the field'. A later source of the name could be the German name name Lilli origin, which is itself from Elizabeth. The first name Lily was widely adopted by English speakers in the mid-19th century amidst the enthusiasm for flower and plant names. Its popularity saw another boost from the song Lily of Laguna (1898), performed by Eugene Stratton and G H Elliott. The name gradually fell into decline by the mid-20th century, due to a growing perception then that it was becoming old-fashioned. In recent times, it has become more popular again. In addition, Lily is a diminutive form of the English, French, and German name nicknames for Lilian in the English language. The name Lily is used to a great extent; it has 38 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms consist of Leelee name variations, Lila meaning, Lilas meaning of name, name Lilch meaning, Liliana name popularity, Lilianne meaning and origin, Lilias name popularity, Lilie name popularity, what does the name Lilika mean, name Liliosa meaning, nicknames for Lilith (used in Arabic and Hebrew too), Lilium name variations, what does the name Lilla mean, Lillah meaning and origin, Lilley name, what does the name Lilli mean (used in German too), name Lillia origin, Lillika pronounciation, nicknames for Lillita, name Lilyan meaning, Lilyanne meaning and origin, baby name Lilybel, Lilybell meaning, Lilybella name variations, and Lilybelle meaning and origin. Other English forms consist of the diminutive forms name Lil meaning, name Lillie, and Lilly pronounciation, and the spelling variants name Lili origin (used in German, Russian, and Dutch too) and name Lillee meaning. Variant forms of Lily used in other languages consist of the Hawaiian Lilia definition, the Hungarian Lilike meaning of name, the Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian name Liliya, the Scandinavian Lilja name, the French baby name Lily-Rose, and the Irish baby name Líle. The spelling variant Lylli meaning (Finnish) is another foreign form. See also the related form, the name Callalily name. Lily is very popular as a baby name for girls, and it can also be regarded as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.407% of baby girls were named Lily. It ranked at #17 then. Within all girl names in its group, Lily was the most popular in 2010. Lily was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, meaning of Lilly, in that year.

List of baby names Lily:

the German, Russian, English, and Dutch short names for Lili, the name Lilie meaning of name, the English meaning of Lillee, the name baby name Lilley, the German, English, and Estonian Lilli pronounciation, the English and Latin Lilly pronounciation, the name name Lael meaning, the Catalan name Laia origin, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian nicknames for Laila, the name nicknames for Lailah, the name name Laily, the Czech name Lala origin, the name Lalah meaning and origin, the Spanish Lali definition, the name nicknames for Lalla, the name nicknames for Lallah, the name what does the name Lallie mean, the name name Lally meaning, the name name Lalo, and the name name Laloe origin.

The baby name Lily fun facts:

The name Lily in reverse order is "Ylil".

The numerological value of the name Lily is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Lily?

Lily is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.38%
20130.40%
20120.45%
20110.47%
20100.45%
20090.44%
20080.43%
20070.39%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames