"Lillian" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”).",
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          "ref": "1836, Adeline Sergeant, Lillian Lee",
          "text": "Your mother's name was Lillian, Minnie Lee,\nHer other name I never heard, until\nI stood within the church and saw her wed\nSo she is ever Lillian Lee to me.",
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          "ref": "1907, Lewis Clinton Strang, Famous Prima Donnas, L.C.Page&Co, page 33",
          "text": "Lillian Russell was christened Helen Louise Leonard. Tony Pastor gave her the name Lillian Russell, for the very practical reason, I believe, that it had so many \"l's\" in it, and consequently would look well on a bill-board.",
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        "A female given name from Latin. (This is the standard American spelling.)"
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        {
          "word": "Lila"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lil"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lili"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilia"
        },
        {
          "word": "Liliana"
        },
        {
          "word": "Liliane"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilias"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilli"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lillia"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilianna"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilliana"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilliane"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilliann"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lillianna"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lillianne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lillie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilly"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lillyan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lillyanne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lily"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilyan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lilyann"
        }
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            "UK"
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          "word": "Lilian"
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  "word": "Lillian"
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  "etymology_text": "Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Lila"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lil"
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    {
      "word": "Lili"
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    {
      "word": "Lilia"
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    {
      "word": "Liliana"
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    {
      "word": "Liliane"
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    {
      "word": "Lilias"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lilli"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lillia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lilianna"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lilliana"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lilliane"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lilliann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lillianna"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lillianne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lillie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lilly"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lillyan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lillyanne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lily"
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      "word": "Lilyan"
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