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Lilly is also a nickname for Elizabeth... not just Elisabeth. I have also researched that Lilly is a surname - it comes from the mother's name - "Elizabeth"... this is why I personally used it for my child's middle name.
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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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According to the US social security site, Lilly and Lillie were more common than Lily in the late 1809s. My guess is that this has to do with the nickname-as-the-full-given-name trend. Nicknames like Minnie instead of Minerva and Annie instead of Anne were quite common. I tar it that Lilly and Lillie were seen as nicknames for Lillian.
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Lilly has also been used as a nickname for Elisabeth.
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