Gender Feminine & Masculine
Pronounced Pron. LIL-ee-ən(English) LEE-LYAHN(French)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

English variant of Lillian, as well as a French and Romanian masculine form.

Related Names

DiminutivesLillia, Lillie(English)
Feminine FormsLili, Liliane, Lilianne(French) Liliana(Romanian)
Other Languages & CulturesLiljana(Albanian) Zabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Liliya, Lilyana(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta, Ljiljana, Ela, Ljilja(Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela, Liliana, Eliška(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilli, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Babette, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Lilja(Faroese) Elisabet, Isabella, Lilja, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli(Finnish) Bet, Elske, Lys(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Lilli, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth, Tina(German) Elisavet, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Elza, Erzsi, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Lilja, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Lile, Sibéal(Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Lilia, Liliana, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Lilija, Elīza, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Lilija, Lilijana, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Liljana, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Liliana, Lilianna, Ela, Eliza, Iza(Polish) Isabel, Liliana, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Liana(Portuguese) Lílian, Eliza, Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elizaveta, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas, Beileag(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ljiljana, Ela, Jela, Ljilja(Serbian) Alžbeta, Eliška(Slovak) Elizabeta, Lilijana, Liljana, Ela, Špela(Slovene) Isabel, Lilia, Liliana, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Lilly, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)
Same SpellingLílian
User SubmissionsLilián, Lilian

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People think this name is

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Name Days

Estonia: May 20
Poland: February 14
Sweden: September 6

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Entry updated June 9, 2023