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Comments and insights on the name Lillie

Lillie looks like a pure nickname to me, while Lily is a given name.

Actually Lillie was an original name. We used it for my daughter after my husbands grandmother. The name was more popular in the early 1900s. Lillie is a name and Lily is a flower.

Personal experiences with the name Lillie

We love this name, it is so elegant and feminine.

Nicknames for Lillie

Our daughter is Lillie and we call her Lil mostly ... my sister calls her Lil-Pickle (like dill pickle) which sounds mean but is actually very cute.

Lil, Lils, Lillie-Billie

Meanings and history of the name Lillie

Nickname for Lillian, which ultimately derives from "lily."

Famous real-life people named Lillie

Lillie Langtry, English actress and mistress of King Edward VII, known as the "Jersey Lily" because of her beauty. Lillie was a nickname for her full name, Emilie.

Lillie in song, story & screen

In the original Cheaper by the Dozen movie the mother was named Lillian, but called Lillie, as was one of their daughters.
Lillie Lee, a reclusive main character in the play The Heights by Lisa McGee.