Lilija

See also: lilija

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1879. From lilija (“lily”), and from names containing the syllable -li-, such as Elizabete, Jūlija, Karolīne. Cognate with English Lily and Lillie.

Proper noun edit

Lilija f

a female given name

References edit

Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
[1] Population Register of Latvia: Lilija was the only given name of 4651 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian edit

Proper noun edit

Lilija f

a female given name