Lily (name)
| Lily | |
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A lily | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Meaning | lily |
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| Alternative spelling | Lilly |
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Lily is a feminine given name directly derived from lily, the flower. The popularity of the name increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century.[1] In the United States, "Lily" became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 18 by 2009.[2] In England in 2011, Lily was the 3rd most popular name for baby girls.[3] In Northern Ireland, "Lily" increased in rank by 90 places in 2003, reaching the top 100.[4]
Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Lily" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the name's use.
Augmentative forms
Lily can be short for Lillian, Liliana or Lilith. It might be from the Greek word "louloudi" which means flower.
People
- Lily Afshar Iranian classical guitarist
- Lily Aldridge (born 1985), fashion model
- Lily Allen (born 1985), pop, ska and grime singer
- Lily Braun (1865–1916), feminist writer
- Lily Brayton (1876–1953), actress
- Lily Brett (born 1946), novelist
- Lily Brown (born 1981), Poet
- Lily Butters (1895–1980), philanthropist
- Lily Carlstedt (1926–2005), Olympic javelin thrower
- Lily Cole (born 1988), fashion model
- Lily Collins (born 1989), English-American actress and model
- Lily Damita (1904–1994), actress
- Lily Donaldson (born 1987), fashion model
- Lily Frost (living), singer
- Lily Goddard (1916–2002), author and designer
- Lily Ann Granderson (1816–after 1870), historical educator
- Lily James (born 1989), English actress
- Lily Kim (born 1980), journalist
- Lily Kronberger (1890–1974), figure skater
- Lily Laskine (1893–1988), harpist
- Lily Li (born 1950), Hong Kong actress
- Lily Loveless (born 1990), actress
- Lily Mariye, (born 1964), actress
- Lily Y. Monteverde, film producer
- Lily Pons (born Alice Joséphine Pons; 1898–1976), actress
- Lily Renée (born 1925), artist
- Lily Safra (born 1938), philanthropist
- Lily Tomlin (born 1939), actress
- Lily Tuck (born 1938), novelist
Fictional characters
- Lily in the cartoon Kappa Mikey
- Lily Aldrin in the American television series How I Met Your Mother
- Lily Butterfield in the British soap opera Emmerdale (2006–2008)
- Lily Duncan, a fictional character from Mona the Vampire
- Lily Hollister, supervillain of comic book series Menace
- Lily Keeble played by Nora Dunn in Max Keeble's Big Move
- Lily Munster played by Yvonne De Carlo in The Munsters (1964–1966)
- Lily Potter (née Evans), Harry's mother in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
- Lily Luna Potter, Harry's daughter in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
- Lily Pritchett-Tucker in the American TV series Modern Family (debut 2010)
- Lily Savage, a drag queen personality as portrayed by comedian Paul O'Grady
- Lily C. Sherbet in Japanese anime/manga/sim (debut 2006)
- Lily Stone, Burnett's granddaughter in Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- Lily Strosek in Magical Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force
- Lily van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl
- Lily Winters in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Lily Rowan, a recurring character in Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series
- Lily Ritter, a character in the video game State Of Decay
- Lily Owens, the main character in "The Secret Life of Bees"
See also
- Lili (disambiguation)
- Lille (disambiguation)
- Lilley (disambiguation)
- Lilli (disambiguation)
- Lillie (disambiguation)
- Lily (disambiguation)
- Lilly (disambiguation)
- Nari (Korean name), a Korean feminine name meaning "lily"
References
- ↑ Lily - Origin and Meaning of Lily
- ↑ Search interface: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/; enter search parameter "name: lily" in the "Popularity of a Name" page section
- ↑ "Lily Name Meaning Popularity and More". Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
Lily has risen from rank 162 in 2002 to rank 75 in 2003....
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