Lilly

See also: lilly and Lillý

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪl.i/

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• Rhymes: -ɪli

Proper noun

Lilly (plural Lillys or Lillies)

1. A female given name, variant of Lily.

   Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie, Lillie

   1. A diminutive of the female given names Lillian or Lilian, from Latin.
   2. A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname.
   1. A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name
   2. A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.

      Synonym: Lilley

Noun

Lilly (plural Lillys or Lillies)

1. (US, informal) A Lilly Pulitzer dress.
   • 2015 April 22, Megan Garber, “Why Do People Hate Lilly Pulitzer?”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     It angered Target customers who tried, and failed, to grab $40-ish “Lillys” during a sale that was meant to span several weeks and instead spanned mere hours.

Danish

Alternative forms

• Lilli

Proper noun

Lilly

1. a female given name from a pet form of Elisabeth or Lillian

German

Alternative forms

• Lili, Lilli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪli/

Proper noun

Lilly

1. a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lilly

1. a female given name from a pet form of Elisabeth or Lillian

Swedish

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Proper noun

Lilly c (genitive Lillys)

1. a female given name, from a pet form of Elisabeth or any name with the syllable -li- such as Cecilia, Julia or Karolina