Lilja
See also: lilja
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Lilja
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Lilja: Liljuson
- daughter of Lilja: Liljudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Lilja |
Accusative | Lilju |
Dative | Lilju |
Genitive | Lilju |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
A 19th century flower name from lilja (“lily”). Comparable to English Lily.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lilja
- a female given name
- a Finnish surname
Declension edit
Inflection of Lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Lilja | Liljat | ||
genitive | Liljan | Liljojen | ||
partitive | Liljaa | Liljoja | ||
illative | Liljaan | Liljoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Lilja | Liljat | ||
accusative | nom. | Lilja | Liljat | |
gen. | Liljan | |||
genitive | Liljan | Liljojen Liljainrare | ||
partitive | Liljaa | Liljoja | ||
inessive | Liljassa | Liljoissa | ||
elative | Liljasta | Liljoista | ||
illative | Liljaan | Liljoihin | ||
adessive | Liljalla | Liljoilla | ||
ablative | Liljalta | Liljoilta | ||
allative | Liljalle | Liljoille | ||
essive | Liljana | Liljoina | ||
translative | Liljaksi | Liljoiksi | ||
abessive | Liljatta | Liljoitta | ||
instructive | — | Liljoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Lilja is the 136th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,363 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,555 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Lilja is the 341st most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,372 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lilium (meaning "lily").
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪlja
Noun edit
Lilja f (genitive singular Lilju, nominative plural Liljur)
- a female given name
- A celebrated religious poem by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson.