Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. LI-lee(German) LEE-LEE(French) LEE-lee(Hungarian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

German, French and Hungarian diminutive of Elisabeth and other names containing li. It is also sometimes connected to the German word lilie meaning "lily".

Related Names

DiminutivesTina(German) Lisette(French)
Masculine FormsLilian(French) Károly(Hungarian)
Other Languages & CulturesCharlize(Afrikaans) Liljana(Albanian) Iulia, Julia(Ancient Roman) Zabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Yulia, Yuliya(Belarusian) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Julia, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Liliya, Lilyana, Yuliya(Bulgarian) Carla, Elisabet, Júlia(Catalan) Ghjulia(Corsican) Elizabeta, Julija, Karla, Karolina, Ljiljana, Ela, Ljilja(Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela, Julie, Karla, Karolína, Liliana, Eliška, Kája(Czech) Caroline, Elisabeth, Isabella, Julia, Julie, Karla, Karoline, Lilli, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Ina, Karolina, Lina, Line, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Carla, Carlijn, Carola, Carolien, Caroline, Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Julia, Julie, Karlijn, Babette, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Juul, Lia, Lieke, Lien, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Carla, Carlene, Carlyn, Carolina, Caroline, Charla, Charlee, Charleigh, Elizabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Julia, Julie, Lilian, Lillia, Lillian, Lily, Babette, Belle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Carrie, Carry, Elisa, Elisabeth, Elise, Elissa, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsabeth, Elsie, Elyse, Elyzabeth, Ibbie, Ina, Isabella, Isbel, Isebella, Issy, Izabelle, Izzy, Jools, Jules, Juliet, Leanna, Leesa, Liana, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Liliana, Lilianna, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lilliana, Lillie, Lilly, Lina, Lisa, Lise, Lisette, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Lysette, Tetty(English) Eliisabet, Julia, Karoliina, Elo, Liina, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Lilja(Faroese) Elisabet, Isabella, Julia, Karoliina, Lilja, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iina, Iisa, Liina, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli(Finnish) Bet, Elske, Lys(Frisian) Xulia, Sabela(Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Elisavet, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Julitta(History) Elísabet, Ísabella, Lilja, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Iúile, Lile, Sibéal(Irish) Carla, Carola, Carolina, Elisabetta, Giulia, Isabella, Lilia, Liliana, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Giulietta, Isa, Liana, Lina, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Jūlija, Lilija, Elīza, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Julija, Karolina, Lilija, Lilijana, Elzė, Lina(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Karolina, Liljana, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Caroline, Elisabeth, Isabella, Julia, Julie, Karla, Karoline, Lilly, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Ina, Karolina, Lill, Lina, Line, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Julia, Karola, Karolina, Liliana, Lilianna, Ela, Eliza, Iza, Julita(Polish) Carla, Carolina, Isabel, Júlia, Liliana, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Julieta, Julinha, Liana, Lina(Portuguese) Lílian, Eliza, Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Iulia, Liliana, Eliza, Liana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Julia, Juliya, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelizaveta, Yulia, Yuliya, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas, Beileag(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ljiljana, Ela, Jela, Ljilja(Serbian) Alžbeta, Júlia, Karolína, Eliška(Slovak) Elizabeta, Julija, Karolina, Lilijana, Liljana, Ela, Ina, Inja, Lina, Špela(Slovene) Carla, Carolina, Isabel, Julia, Lilia, Liliana, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela, Julieta, Lina(Spanish) Julissa, Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Carola, Carolina, Caroline, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Julia, Karla, Karolina, Lilly, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Ina, Lill, Lina, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Julia, Juliya, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelyzaveta, Yulia, Yuliya, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)
User SubmissionsLìli, Lili, Lilì

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Hungary: July 11

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Entry updated November 20, 2020