Lily
LIH-lee
A flower name associated with purity, beauty, and natural grace.
Meaning
Lily is an English name taken directly from the name of the flower. The excerpts connect it to Latin lilium, meaning “lily,” which is the standard etymological source behind related forms like Lilian and Lilly. In Christian symbolism, the lily is often linked with purity and innocence, which helped make the name especially popular.
Origin
EnglishLatinfeminine
Fun fact
The 19th-century name books also group Lily with related forms like Lilian, Lilias, and Lilly, showing how flower names and nickname-style forms often blurred together.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.