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Lillie

LIH-lee

Lillie is a girl’s name of English origin, meaning “Lillie is a variant of Lily, an English name derived from the flower, symbolizing purity and beauty.”. It currently ranks #684 in the US, and peaked in popularity in 1919.

Letters6
Syllables2
OriginEnglish

What Lillie Means

Lillie is a variant of Lily, an English name derived from the flower, symbolizing purity and beauty.

The Story of Lillie

Picture a delicate bloom unfurling in an English garden over a century ago; that same quiet grace is waiting for your daughter.

Lillie is an elegant English variant of Lily, a name derived directly from the flower celebrated for its pristine beauty and symbolic purity. Its popularity surged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bringing the gentle image of the bloom into nurseries across the world. The name carries the gentle echo of Victorian gardens and refined sensibilities.

When you imagine your daughter, Lillie is a name that feels like a soft sigh of contentment. To write it on her birth announcement is to imbue the page with a sense of fragile, natural elegance. It’s a name that sounds like a promise of grace, suggesting a child with an inner radiance and a tender spirit.

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

Famous Namesakes

  • Lillie Langtry

    British actress and socialite.

  • Lillie Mae

    American singer-songwriter and fiddler.

Personality Traits

ElegantSweetGentleCreative

Spelling Variations

Peak Year

#3,277 in 1919

Total Births

159,362

First Recorded

1880

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