I adore this name, mainly because it used to be my nickname when I was a little girl (pronounced as Lee-lee). I only hated it because most people would end up calling me Lil-ee by mistake.
It's a very pretty name for a girl and looks much better written in cursive then Lily. I find the spelling "Lily" to be quite plain and unorginal, it's always the name of the best friend in movies. Lilli is just odd, Leelee I don't even know what to say to that.
Overall if I was going to name a girl something pretty I would name her Lili. Oh and this could also be short for Lilianna.
-- Anonymous User 1/12/2008
Lili Elbe was the first person to undergo sexual reassignment surgery.
Lili (pronounced lee-lee) is also a modern Hebrew name meaning "lily", although the Hebrew equivalent for lily has traditionally been Shoshana (also sometimes used as the Hebrew for "rose"; cf the modern Varda and Vered, "rose").