Lilly
Meaning of Lilly
Lilly, a sprightly double-L spin on the classic Lily, blossoms straight from the Latin “lilium,” the flower long linked to purity, renewal, and a touch of regal grace in Christian and Victorian lore. In modern Anglo-American imagination, Lilly feels like a sun-warmed garden path—fresh, friendly, and just a hint playful—yet it carries quiet depth: artists paint lilies to symbolize hope, poets tuck them into love lines, and parents have used Lilly as a pet name for dignified foremothers like Lillian and Elizabeth. Though her popularity has drifted gently up and down the U.S. charts for more than a century, Lilly’s enduring presence proves she’s less a fleeting bloom and more a perennial, charming both grandparents who recall vintage lace collars and new moms hunting for a name that sounds both spirited and sweet.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as LIL-ee (/ˈlɪli/)
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Notable People Named Lilly
| Lilly Singh is a Canadian YouTuber, comedian, author, and television host who began making videos in 2010 as Superwoman, a name she used until 2019. |
| Lilly Ledbetter is an American equal pay advocate whose Supreme Court case led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 and she later became a speaker author and National Womens Hall of Fame inductee. |
| A Belgian American Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen, Lilly Appelbaum Malnik later helped found the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and now shares her story on TikTok with granddaughter Miriam Ezagui. |
| Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau was an American entrepreneur, fashion designer, and socialite who founded the Lilly Pulitzer brand known for floral print clothing. |
| Lilly Daché - Lilly Dache was a French-born American milliner who built a New York fashion empire in the 1930s and 1940s with lavish custom hats for society and stars, later expanding into dresses, perfume, and jewelry. |
| Lilly Hartley is an American documentary film producer and actress who founded Candescent Films. |
| English actress Lilly Englert is known for The Wilde Wedding, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Ask for Jane. |
| Lilly Irani is an Iranian American scholar and UC San Diego associate professor of communication whose research spans computer science, feminist studies, entrepreneurship, and microwork. |
| Lilly Otasevic is a Toronto-based Serbian Canadian artist whose large-scale public sculptures across Ontario reflect ecological themes in both concept and materials. |
| Lilly Flohr was an Austrian stage and film actress and singer active in German silent cinema. |
| Lilly Wigg was an English botanist. |
| Swedish teacher and children's newspaper editor Lilly Hellström founded a moderate women's suffrage association in 1917 and, after collaborator Stina Quint's death, became active in the conservative Allmänna valmansförbundet. |
| Lilly Among Clouds is a German singer and songwriter. |
| Lilly Paulin Stoffelsma is a German field hockey player. |
| Lilly Engström was a Swedish civil servant and women’s rights activist who in 1890 became the first woman to serve on a board of education in Sweden after reforms opened government boards to women. |
