Lily

lily English Etymology A 19th-century flower name, from en lily. Also a diminutive of en Lilian and sometimes en Elizabeth. Pronunciation en /ˈlɪli/ en en-us-lily.ogg US en ɪli 2 Proper noun s ies en female English around 1900 and currently returning to favor. en Aug 11 1866 w:Frances Eleanor Trollope The Tale of Aunt Margaret's Trouble w:All the Year Round 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. en 2001 Catherine Coulter Hemlock Bay 57 Jove 2002 0515133302 "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." Derived terms en Jily Lilyanna Snily Translations female given name meaning "lily" Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 莉莉 Estonian: et Liilia Finnish: fi Lilja Hebrew: he לִילִי f Lili Japanese: ja 百合 yuri, ja リリー Rirī Latvian: lv Lilija f Lithuanian: lt Lilija f Māori: mi Riria Russian: ru Лилия f Scottish Gaelic: gd Lilidh f Spanish: es Azucena f, es Lilia f Ukrainian: uk Лілія f See also en Lillie Anagrams en illy illy Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Lily, from en lily. Proper noun ceb proper noun ceb female English ceb urban legend an ungo that terrorized Cebu in the late 90s Tagalog Etymology tl en Lily, from en lily. Pronunciation Proper noun + tl female English