LILY  

Gender: F
Origin: English, from Latin
Meaning: "lily, a flower"

Popularity in 2008: #24

One of the delicate century-old flower names making a return, Lily has many irresistible attributes: a cool elegance and a lovely sound, a symbol of purity and innocence, and a role in Christian imagery. It's a favorite of celebrity parents, including Chris O'Donnell, Kate Beckinsale, Greg Kinnear, Fred Savage, and Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis (who made it a double bouquet, with Lily-Rose).

Variations:
Leelee, Liliosa, Lil, Lilas, Lilly, Liliana, Lillika, Lilyanne, Lilias, Lillia, Lilian, Lila, Lilium, Lillianne, Lillita, Lilli, Leena, Lilley, Lilla, Lilyan, Leina

International Variations:
Lys, Liliane (French) Lili, Lilie (German) Liliah, Lilika (Greek) Lilia, Liliya, Lia, Liya (Russian) Lilike (Slavic)

People who like Lily also like:

Adelaide, Aurelia, Cora, Delilah, Juliet, Hazel, Isabel, Madeline, Poppy, Savannah, Asher, Dashiell, Felix, Sawyer, Hudson

Lily is being discussed in our message boards:

• Absurdly Long Baby Name Game=)!!!!!!
• Help With L Names
• Poll: Once a Nickname... Always a Nickname???
• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements

Read Nameberry blog posts about Lily:

• WORD NAMES FOR BABIES: What's in a word?
• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• NO EXPIRATION DATE ON NAMES
• WHO ARE THE MOST POPULAR ENGLISH GIRLS?