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View Name: Lili


LILI
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, French
Meaning & History
German and French diminutive of ELISABETH, also sometimes connected to the German word lilie meaning "lily".
Related Names
VARIANTS: Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth (German), Babette, Élise, Lise (French)
DIMINUTIVE: Lisette (French)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Eliška (Czech), Eli, Else (Danish), Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa (Dutch), Belle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Elisa, Elise, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Ibbie, Issy, Izzy, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty, Bettye, Elissa, Elle, Leesa, Liana, Liliana, Lillia, Lisette, Lysette (English), Liisa, Liisu (Estonian), Eliisa, Elisa, Elsa, Liisa, Liisi (Finnish), Bözsi, Erzsi, Liza, Zsóka (Hungarian), Sibéal (Irish), Elisa, Isa, Liliana, Lisa, Liana (Italian), Elzė (Lithuanian), Ibb (Medieval English), Eli, Else (Norwegian), Eliza, Liliana (Polish), Belinha, Liliana, Elisa, Liana (Portuguese), Lílian (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Liliana (Romanian), Liza, Lizaveta (Russian), Elise, Ella, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise (Scandinavian), Beileag, Lileas, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish), Eliška (Slovak), Špela (Slovene), Elisa, Liliana, Isa (Spanish), Elsa (Swedish)
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