Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈlɪl.i/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

English variant of Lily. It is also used in Scandinavia, as a form of Lily or a diminutive of Elisabeth.

Related Names

DiminutivesLeanna, Liana, Lillia, Lillie(English)
Other Languages & CulturesLiljana(Albanian) Zabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Liliya, Lilyana(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta, Ljiljana, Ela, Ljilja(Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela, Liliana, Eliška(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Babette, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Lilja(Faroese) Elisabet, Isabella, Lilja, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli(Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Liliane, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lys(French) Bet, Elske(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Lilli, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth, Tina(German) Elisavet, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Elza, Erzsi, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Lilja, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Lile, Sibéal(Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Lilia, Liliana, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Lilija, Elīza, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Lilija, Lilijana, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Liljana, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Liliana, Lilianna, Ela, Eliza, Iza(Polish) Isabel, Liliana, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Liana(Portuguese) Lílian, Eliza, Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Liliana, Eliza, Liana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas, Beileag(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ljiljana, Ela, Jela, Ljilja(Serbian) Alžbeta, Izabela, Eliška(Slovak) Elizabeta, Izabela, Lilijana, Liljana, Ela, Iza, Špela(Slovene) Isabel, Lilia, Liliana, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)

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Name Days

Norway: September 16
Sweden: September 6

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Entry updated December 8, 2017