Meaning:
Its source is an English expression meaning "The lily flower."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in Dutch.
Nickname For: Lilian and Lillian
Compound Forms: Lilyanne and Lilybeth
Alternative Spellings: Lili, Lillee, Lillie, Lilly and Lylli
Non-English Forms: Lilike
Popularity:
The name Lily ranked 89th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 652nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Teasing Nicknames:
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Lily Pad
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Lilliputian
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Tiger Lily
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Lilly Vanilly
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Silly Lily
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Lily Pilly
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Lil the Pill
Associations:
A ''lily-livered'' person is extremely cowardly.
A ''Lilly '' is a capsule of the drug Seconal.
''Lilly-white'' is a derogatory African-American slang term describing exclusive and prejudiced parts of white society.