Lilly
English flower name
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Lilly Origin and Meaning
The name Lilly is a girl's name of English origin meaning "lily".
Lilly may contain one L too many for some people, though this secondary spelling of a name that's become wildly popular is still a popular choice. And the Lilly spelling does feel a bit less wispy, a bit more like a name as opposed to a mere flower, than the slender and delicate Lily. Lilly suggests the long-form Lillian, but it doesn't need to be an abbreviation for anything; Lilly can stand on its own.
However, if you love the flower name but want to make it a little different, you've got to move far beyond Lilly — or Lillian, Liliane, and sisters. You might consider Susannah, which means lily, or a less expected bloom like Azalea or Lotus.
# 233 in the US
Lilly Rank in US Top 1000
# 1243 on Nameberry
Lilly Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Lilly Popularity
- 233US2022
- 1243Nameberry2024
- 96England2021
- 94Scotland2022
- 87Ireland2018
- 100Australia2022
- 97New Zealand2022
- 15Germany2023
- 10Sweden2022
- 34Norway2023
- 126Switzerland2022
- 37Dogs2021
- 25Cats2020
20 Names Similar to Lilly
These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lilly.
- Lily
- Lyla
- Lilliana
- Lillian
- Holly
- Kylie
- Gracie
- May
- Katie
- Emmy
- Blaire
- Grey
- Nicole
- Ryleigh
- Lilia
- Hailey
- Brooke
- Jenna
- Lynn
- April
Famous People Named Lilly
- Lillian Lee "Lilly" (McKim) PulitzerAmerican fashion designer and socialite
- Lilly LedbetterAmerican women's fair pay activist
- Lilly SinghCanadian YouTuber
- Lilly ScholzAustrian pair skater
- Lilly KingAmerican swimmer
- Lilly WinwoodEnglish singer; daughter of musician Steve Winwood
- Lilly McDowelldaughter of actors Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell
Lilly in Pop Culture
- Lilly Rushmain character on the TV series "Cold Case"
- Lillian "Lilly" Truscottcharacter on TV's "Hannah Montana"
- Lilly Moscovitzcharacter in the Princess Diaries series
- Lillian "Lilly" Kanecharacter in TV's "Veronica Mars"
- Lilly Gilkesoncharacter in film "The Missing"
- Lilly Berrya character in "Hotel New Hampshire" by John Irving
- Lilly Mattockcharacter on British soap "EastEnders"
- "Lilly Turner" 1933 film and its main character
- Liliana "Lilly" Mendozacharacter in the Young Adult book, "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe", by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Lilly Satoucharacter in the visual novel "Katawa Shoujo"