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Lilian
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English
Alternative forms
the normal US spelling en Lillian
Etymology
Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of en la-lat lilium lily.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlɪli.ən/
Proper noun
en female Latin.
en 1830 Alfred Tennyson Lilian Airy, fairy Lilian, / Flitting, fairy Lilian, / When I ask her if she loves me, / Claps her tiny hands above me, / Laughing all she can.
en 2004 Willem Dijkstra May You Live in Interesting Times 77 iUniverse 0595315178 When it was my turn Roger told the crowd that my romanised second and third name, if written as one word in Pinyin, as is now the custom, was exactly like the English girl's name Lilian and he therefore proposed to leave it like that, Lilian being a very pretty name, he said.
en Kristen Rogers Mindful eating could change your food habits and overall life. Here’s how to start w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/health/mindful-eating-techniques-tips-wellness/index.html 2021-10-14 These behaviors and mindsets contrast with mindful eating, which means using all your physical and emotional senses to experience and enjoy the food choices you make without judgment, said Lilian Cheung, a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication in the nutrition department at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email. https://web.archive.org/web/20220426095119/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/health/mindful-eating-techniques-tips-wellness/index.html
Related terms
en Lila, en Lil, en Lili, en Lilia, en Liliana, en Liliane, en Liliane, en Lilias, en Lilli, en Lillia, en Lilianna, en Lilliana, en Lilliane, en Lilliann, en Lillianna, en Lillianne, en Lillie, en Lilly, en Lillyan, en Lillyanne, en Lily, en Lilyan, en Lilyann.
Translations
female given name
Arabic: ar لِيلْيَان f lilyān
Basque: eu Lilian
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 莉蓮 Lìlián
Czech: cs Liliana f
Danish: da Lilian, da Lillian
Estonian: et Lilian
French: fr Liliane f
German: de Lilian f
Hawaiian: haw Liliana
Italian: it Liliana f
Japanese: ja リリアン Ririan
Korean: ko ^릴리안
Norwegian: no Lillian
Polish: pl Lilianna f
Portuguese: pt Liliana f, pt Lílian
Russian: ru Лилиа́на f, ru Лилиа́н transliteration indeclinable
Spanish: es Liliana f
Swedish: sv Lilian
Turkish: tr Lilyan
Anagrams
en aiilln alliin
Basque
Pronunciation
Lilhian +
Proper noun
an
eu female
Declension
an.pr
References
, page 271
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female borrowed from da en -
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female borrowed from et en -
Related terms
et Liilia
et Lilli
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr male, the masculine equivalent of Liliane
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es female Lilian
Swedish
Proper noun
c
sv female of sv en - origin