Lilian

Alternate spelling of Lillian, English
"lily; pledged to God"

Lilian Origin and Meaning

The name Lilian is a girl's name of English origin meaning "lily; pledged to God".

Lilian is the far less popular than the 'Lillian' spelling. To avoid a lifetime of mistakes and misspellings, we suggest you go with the Lillian spelling, which also looks more polished on paper. Whichever spelling you prefer, these names are benefitting from the fashion for girls' names starting with L.

In Sweden, Lilian is a royal name through Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, who was born Lillian Davies. In honor of her, it is also the middle name of two young Swedish princesses.

# 558 in the US

Lilian Rank in US Top 1000

# 1546 on Nameberry

Lilian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Lilian

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Famous People Named Lilian

  • (Mary) Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine
    second Queen consort of Leopold III of the Belgians
  • Lilian May Davies
    Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halland; wife of Prince Bertil
  • Lilian Bland
    British aviator and builder of the first powered aircraft in Ireland
  • Lilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape)
    German,British actress
  • (Emily) Lilian Whiting
    American journalist and author
  • Lilian Annette Garcia
    Puerto Rican,American singer and wrestling ring announcer
  • Lilian Lee
    Chinese novelist
  • Lilian Mary Baylis
    English theater producer
  • Lilian Hardy
    English actress
  • Lilian Bryner
    Swiss racing driver
  • Lilian Maria Johanna Sibertha Helder
    Dutch politician
  • Lilian Winstanley
    British scholar, academic and writer
  • Leonore Lilian Maria
    Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland
  • (Lilian) Anette Börjesson
    Swedish footballer and badminton player

The name Lilian in Pop Culture

  • Lilian
    character from TV series "Flash Gordon"
  • Lilian Kaushtupper
    character from TV series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

International Variations of the name Lilian

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