Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 1/10/2010 by earthnut Edited 10/5/2011 by Lucille Meaning & History Latinized form of Leiriope, which literally means "the face of leirion". Leirion was another name that the ancient Greeks had for the daffodil flower. In Greek mythology, Liriope was the name of a nymph.