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Lilian

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Lilian: English, from the Latin flower name Meaning of Lilian: "lily" Lilian's Popularity in 2012: #464
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Long dormant since its Lillian Russell-Floradora Girl heyday at the turn of the last century (when it ranked Number 13), Lillian is making a comeback, seen by parents as a more serious and subdued cousin of the megapopular Lily.

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Famous People Named Lilian

Lillian Gish (1893-1993), American actress
Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972), American psychologist
Lilian Harvey (1906-1968), German actress
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984), American author
Lillian Russel (1860-1922), American actress and singer
Lillian Roth (1910-1908), American actress and singer
Lillian Randolph (1898-1980), American actress and singer
Lillian Nordica (1857-1914), American opera singer

Pop Culture References for the Name Lilian

Lillian Rearden, character in the book Atlas Shrugged
Lillian van der Woodsen, mother of Serena on Gossip Girl
Lillian DeVille, from the Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats
Lillian "Lilly" Truscott, Miley's best friend on Hannah Montana

Nicknames & Variations for Lilian

Lila, Liliann, Lilianne, Lilies, Lillia, Lillianne, Lillie, Lilly, Lillyan, Lillyanne, Lily, Lilyan, Lilyann, Lilyanne

Lilian's International Variations

Lilya, Lilja (Finnish) Liliane (French) Lili, Lilli (German) Lilis, Lilika (Greek) Lilia, Lilieana (Hawaiian) Liljana (Polish) Lelya, Liliya (Russian) Liliosa, Liliana, Lilias (Spanish)

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