"Lilian" meaning in English

See Lilian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪli.ən/
Etymology: Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|lilium||lily}} Late Latin lilium (“lily”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lilian
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms (the normal US spelling): Lillian Translations (female given name): لِيلْيَان (lilyān) [feminine] (Arabic), Lilian (Basque), 莉蓮 (Chinese Mandarin), 莉莲 (Lìlián) (Chinese Mandarin), Liliana [feminine] (Czech), Lilian (Danish), Lillian (Danish), Lilian (Estonian), Liliane [feminine] (French), Lilian [feminine] (German), Liliana (Hawaiian), Liliana [feminine] (Italian), リリアン (Ririan) (Japanese), 릴리안 (Rillian) (Korean), Lillian (Norwegian), Liliana [feminine] (Portuguese), Лилиа́на (Liliána) [feminine] (Russian), Лилиа́н (Lilián) [indeclinable, transliteration] (Russian), Liliana [feminine] (Spanish), Lilian (Swedish), Lilyan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Lilian-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header Related terms: Lila, Lil, Lili, Lilia, Liliana, Liliane, Lilias, Lilli, Lillia, Lilianna, Lilliana, Lilliane, Lilliann, Lillianna, Lillianne, Lillie, Lilly, Lillyan, Lillyanne, Lily, Lilyan, Lilyann

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