Standard Lemma guide

Lilly

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɪl.i/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪli
  • CMU ARPABET: L IH1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name, variant of Lily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie, Lillie

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name, variant of Lily.

A diminutive of the female given names Lillian or Lilian, from Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie, Lillie

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A female given name, variant of Lily.

A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie, Lillie

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A surname.

A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lilley

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A Lilly Pulitzer dress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Obsolete form of lily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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