Meaning, origin and history of the name Lilia

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈli.lja/(Spanish) /ˈlʲi.lʲɪ.jə/(Russian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Spanish and Italian form of Lily, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).

VariantsLiliana(Spanish) Liliana(Italian) Liliya, Lilya(Russian) Liliya, Lilya(Ukrainian)

DiminutiveLiana(Italian)

Other Languages & CulturesLiljana(Albanian) Liliya, Lilyana(Bulgarian) Ljiljana, Ljilja(Croatian) Liliana(Czech) Lilli, Lilly(Danish) Lilian, Lillia, Lillian, Lily, Leanna, Liana, Liliana, Lilianna, Lilliana, Lillie, Lilly(English) Lilja(Faroese) Lilja, Lilli(Finnish) Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lys(French) Liana(Georgian) Lili, Lilli(German) Lili, Liliána, Lilien(Hungarian) Lilja(Icelandic) Lile(Irish) Lilija(Latvian) Lilija, Lilijana(Lithuanian) Liljana(Macedonian) Lilly(Norwegian) Liliana, Lilianna(Polish) Liliana, Liana(Portuguese) Lílian(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Liliana, Liana(Romanian) Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Ljiljana, Ljilja(Serbian) Lilijana, Liljana(Slovene) Lilly(Swedish)

User SubmissionsLília, Lilia, Liliä

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