"Lilly" meaning in English

See Lilly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪl.i/ Audio: en-us-lily.ogg Forms: Lillys [plural], Lillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|Lillies}} Lilly (plural Lillys or Lillies)
  1. A female given name, variant of Lily.
    A diminutive of the female given names Lillian or Lilian, from Latin.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie, Lillie
    Sense id: en-Lilly-en-name-cHDNpvQW Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 35 35 20 9 1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 17 28 3
  2. A female given name, variant of Lily.
    A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie, Lillie
    Sense id: en-Lilly-en-name-PDmGKVgb Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 35 35 20 9 1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 17 28 3
  3. A surname.
    A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Lilly-en-name-8R9ChONz Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 35 35 20 9 1 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 17 28 3
  4. A surname.
    A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.
    Synonyms: Lilley
    Sense id: en-Lilly-en-name-~Pfop5-3 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 15 40 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 17 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 21 21 19 35 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪl.i/ Audio: en-us-lily.ogg Forms: Lillys [plural], Lillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Lillies}} Lilly (plural Lillys or Lillies)
  1. (US, informal) A Lilly Pulitzer dress. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-Lilly-en-noun-zrwWeV~j Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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