Lily (name)

A lily
Gender	Female
Meaning	lilium
Alternative spelling	Lilly

Lily is a feminine given name directly derived from lily, the flower. The popularity of the name increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. In the United States, "Lily" became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 18 by 2009. In England in 2011, Lily was the 3rd most popular name for baby girls. In Northern Ireland, "Lily" increased in rank by 90 places in 2003, reaching the top 100.

Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Lily" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the name's use.

It being derived from a flower, the name is supposed to mean things like 'pure', 'innocent', or 'cute'.

Lily can be short for Lillian, Liliana or Lilith. It might be from the Greek word "louloudi" which means flower.

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