Names related to Lily: Lilia, Lillie, Lilly, Lilian
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Lily

Pronunciation: LI-lee (key)

Origin of the name Lily:

Taken from the name of the plant having delicate, trumpet-shaped flowers regarded as a symbol of purity and perfection. The word is derived from the Middle English lilie, which is from the Old English and Latin lilium (lily). Alternatively, Lily is used as a pet form of both Lilian (lily) and Lilith (of the night).

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A friend of mine had a beautiful little girl named Lily and the name suited her so perfectly - she had silvery blond hair and blue eyes. Since that matches the coloring of my husband, there's a chance we could have a daughter with the same coloring, and I would name her Lily because it's so feminine and soft.

The name Lily is #11 on the list of top 100 cool baby girl names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

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Nicknames for Lily: | Edit

Lil, Lils
Sweet Lil
Lilaboo
Lily Pooh
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Meanings and history of the name Lily: | Edit

"Lilith" - historically, a goddess, very sexy and powerful!
Means PURITY - like the flower, from the Latin lilum

Famous real-life people named Lily: | Edit

Lilly Pulitzer, famous dress designer and socialite
Lily Allen, Singer
Lily Tomlin, Comedienne
Lillie Langtry, actress
Lillian Gish, actress
Lily Cole, model
Lily Donaldson, model

Lily in song, story & screen: | Edit

Lily, a mouse-girl in the popular children's books by Kevin Henkes (including Lily and the Purple Plastic Purse, and Julius the Baby of the World)
Lily Potter (née Evans), Harry Potter's mother
Lily Aldrin, a character on "How I Met Your Mother"
Lily Bart, a character in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"
Lily Briscoe, a character in Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse"
Lily Munster, a character in the TV show "The Munsters"
Lily Bass (née Van Der Woodsen), Serena's mother in the Gossip Girl book and TV series
Lily Goldenblatt, Charlotte York Goldenblatt's adopted daughter from the Sex And The City TV series and film
"Lily's Eyes," song from the musical, "The Secret Garden"
"Lily (My One and Only)," song by The Smashing Pumpkins
"Pictures of Lily", song by The Who
"Lily Pond", song by Vashti Bunyan
"Lily and Parrots", song by Sun Kil Moon
"Tiger Lily", song by Luna
"Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts", song by Bob Dylan

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