Lily (name)
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Lily is a feminine given name
directly derived from lily, the flower. The popularity of the name increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. In the United States
, "Lily" became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 18 by 2009. In Northern Ireland
, "Lily" increased in rank by 90 places in 2003, thereby reaching a rank of at least 100.
Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Lily" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the name's use.
or, less commonly, Lillian
, Liliana or Lilith
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
directly derived from lily, the flower. The popularity of the name increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, "Lily" became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 18 by 2009. In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, "Lily" increased in rank by 90 places in 2003, thereby reaching a rank of at least 100.
Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Lily" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the name's use.
Augmentative forms
Lily can be short for ElizabethElizabeth (given name)
Elizabeth is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Elisávet , which is a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva , meaning "My God is an oath" or"My God is abundance."...
or, less commonly, Lillian
Lillian (name)
Lilian is a female given name. It is Latin, meaning 'Lily'. In French, Lilian is a common name for both men and women.-Notable people:*Princess Lilian of Belgium, wife of King Leopold III of Belgium...
, Liliana or Lilith
Lilith
Lilith is a character in Jewish mythology, found earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian texts. However, Lowell K. Handy notes, "Very little information has been found relating to the Akkadian and Babylonian view...
.
People
- Lily AfsharLily Afshar- Awards and recognition :Afshar has been praised for her performances.She won the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Female Classical Guitarist. as well as the Tenth, Eleventh, and the Twelfth Annual "Premier Guitarist" awards by the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts &...
Iranian classical guitarist - Lily AldridgeLily AldridgeLily Aldridge is an American model best known for her work with Victoria's Secret.-Personal life:Aldridge was born at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California and hails from a fashion-oriented family. She is the daughter of English artist Alan Aldridge and Playboy Playmate of the month...
(born 1985), fashion model - Lily AllenLily AllenLily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
(born 1985), popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, skaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and grimeGrime (music)Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
singer - Lily L. AllenLily L. AllenLily L. Allen was an important author of the time.Allen was born to John Oram and Jane Oram at Newport, County Mayo, Ireland on 10 February 1868. She was the wife of fellow writer James Allen, of Ilfracombe.Allen died at Ilfracombe, England on 14 February 1952, aged 84...
(1868–1952) author - Lily BraunLily BraunLily Braun , born Amalie von Kretschmann, was a German feminist writer.- Life account :She was the daughter of the Prussian general Hans von Kretschmann...
(1865–1916), feminist writer - Lily BraytonLily BraytonElizabeth "Lily" Brayton was an English actress, known for her performances in Shakespeare plays and for her nearly 2,000 performances in the World War I hit musical Chu Chin Chow.-Early years:...
(1876–1953), actress - Lily BrettLily BrettLily Brett is an award-winning Australian novelist, essayist and poet who now lives in New York City. Much of her writing deals with her Jewish family semi-biographically and with her feelings about the Holocaust....
(born 1946), novelist - Lily ButtersLily ButtersLily Esther Butters, was a Canadian who founded the Cecil Butters Memorial Hospital, or the Butters Centre, which cared for mentally disabled children. It was named in honour of her son, Cecil. It operated from 1947 to 1990....
(1895–1980), philanthropist - Lily CarlstedtLily CarlstedtLily Carlstadt was a Danish athlete who competed mainly in javelin throwing....
(1926–2005), olympic javelinist - Lily ColeLily ColeLily Luahana Cole is an English model and actress. Cole's modelling career was launched by a chance encounter with Benjamin Hart in Soho, London when she was 14....
(born 1988), fashion model - Lily Damita (1904–1994), actress
- Lily DonaldsonLily Donaldson-Career:Donaldson was born in London, and educated at the Camden School for Girls, living in Kentish Town with her parents.Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 at the age of 16 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has landed campaigns for fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander,...
(born 1987), fashion model - Lily FrostLily FrostLily Frost is a Canadian independent singer-songwriter from British Columbia.Frost's fourth album, Cine-Magique, was released in 2006. It was produced by her husband, José Miguel Contreras, in Toronto....
(living), singer - Lily GoddardLily GoddardLily Goddard was born on March 14th 1916 in Vienna, Austria. She attended the Vienna School of Art where she was taught by, among others, Professor Ernst Gombrich, Professor Joseph Hoffmann and Professor Czisek ....
(1916–2002), author and designer - Lily Ann GrandersonLily Ann GrandersonLily Ann Granderson, born a slave in Virginia in 1816, was a pioneering educator. Lily Ann’s grandmother was a free woman of Native American descent. However, after the death of her grandmother, Lily’s Ann’s mother was sold into slavery at three years of age. Later on in Lily Ann’s life, she was...
(1816–after 1870), historical educator - Lily KimLily KimLily Kim is a Korean-American media personality in Chicago. She currently works as a Public Information Specialist with the Office for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County . She is also a co-owner, producer and host of Ascene Chicago...
(born 1980), journalist - Lily KronbergerLily KronbergerLily Kronberger , also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater competitive during the early years of modern figure skating...
(1890–1974), figure skater - Lily LaskineLily LaskineLily Laskine was one of the most prominent harpists of the twentieth century. She was a frequent performing partner of several distinguished French flautists, including Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Laskine also served as professor of harp at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1948 to 1958...
(1893–1988), harpist - Lily LovelessLily LovelessLily May Loveless is an English actress, best known for her role as Naomi Campbell in the BAFTA award winning drama Skins.-Career:...
(born 1990), actress - Lily MariyeLily MariyeLily Mariye is an American actress and filmmaker.From 1994-2009 she had a regular role as nurse Lily Jarvik on the NBC television series ER, for which she has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series four times.Mariye was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and graduated from...
, (born 1964), actress - Lily Y. MonteverdeLily Y. MonteverdeLily Yu Monteverde is a prominent Filipino film producer and businesswoman.-Biography:Lily Monteverde has produced nearly 300 films in the Philippines since the early 1960s. She operated Regal Films, in the Philippines for many years....
, film producer - Lily PonsLily PonsLily Pons was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Léo Delibes' Lakmé and Gaetano...
(born Alice Joséphine Pons; 1898–1976), actress - Lily RenéeLily RenéeLily Renée Wilheim Peters Phillips, , often credited as L. Renée, Lily Renée, or Reney, is an Austrian-American artist, writer, and playwright...
(born 1925), artist - Lily SafraLily SafraLily Safra is a Brazilian-Monegasque philanthropist and social figure who attained considerable wealth after four marriages. Her net worth is estimated at $1 billion, ranking her as the 701st richest person in the world according to Forbes in 2009...
(born 1938), philanthropist - Lily TomlinLily TomlinMary Jean "Lily" Tomlin is an American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. Tomlin has been a major force in American comedy since the late 1960's when she began a career as a stand up comedian and became a featured performer on television's Laugh-in...
(born 1939), actress - Lily TuckLily TuckLily Tuck is an American novelist and short story writer whose novel The News from Paraguay won the 2004 National Book Award. Her novel Siam was nominated for the 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction...
(born 1938), novelist
Fictional characters
- Harry Potter Book Series: Lily Potter (deceased mother of Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
), namesake of Lily Luna Potter, Harry Potter's daughter - American television: How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
Lily AldrinLily AldrinLillian "Lily" Aldrin is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by American actress Alyson Hannigan. She is the wife of Marshall Eriksen and the best friend of Robin Scherbatsky...
(debut 2005) - American Television: Modern FamilyModern FamilyModern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
Lily Pritchett-Tucker (debut 2010) - Australian television: Lily Nelson
- British television: Lily ButterfieldLily ButterfieldLily Butterfield is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Anne Charleston. She made her first appearance on 3 November 2006. Lily is Edna Birch's estranged sister and the biological mother to Edna's son, Peter Birch...
(2006–2008) - Canadian television: Lily RandallLily RandallLily Randall is a character from the teen drama Radio Free Roscoe.- Biography :The resident girl next door, Lily Randall has a passion for music, which is hampered by her crippling self-consciousness...
(2003–2005) - Japanese anime/manga/sim: Lily C. Sherbet (debut 2006)
- character from the cartoon Kappa MikeyKappa MikeyKappa Mikey is an American animated sitcom created by Larry Schwarz, who chose 4Kids Entertainment as the worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent of the series...
:Lily (Kappa Mikey) - Max Keeble's Big MoveMax Keeble's Big MoveMax Keeble's Big Move is a 2001 Disney live-action teen comedy film directed by Tim Hill, written by David L. Watts, James Greer, Jonathan Bernstein, and Mark Blackwell, and starring Alex D. Linz as the title character. The film is set in University Place, Washington. It was released in North...
: Lily Keeble played by Nora DunnNora DunnNora Eloise Dunn is an American actress and comedian, perhaps best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live.-Early life:... - Lily WintersLily WintersLily Winters Ashby is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Starting off as a rebellious yet naive teenager, the character became one of the series' popular heroines. Stories centered around Lily included the mystery of her paternity and social issue...
a character on the Amercian soap operaThe Young & the Restless - Gossip GirlGossip GirlGossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
: Lily van der Woodsen - The MunstersThe MunstersThe Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...
: Lily MunsterLily MunsterLily Munster, Countess of Shroudshire , is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom The Munsters, originally played by Yvonne De Carlo. The matriarch of the Munster household, Lily is an undead vampire. Her character resembles Vampira...
played by Yvonne De CarloYvonne De CarloYvonne De Carlo was a Canadian-born American actress of film and television. During her six-decade career, her most frequent appearances in film came in the 1940s and 1950s and included her best-known film roles, such as of Anna Marie in Salome Where She Danced ; Anna in Criss Cross ; Sephora the...
(1964–1966) - American comic book series: Lily Hollister is the supervillain Menace
- Lily Strosek, a fictional character in Magical Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force
- Lily Stone, Burnett's Granddaughter From Thomas and the Magic RailroadThomas and the Magic RailroadThomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 British/American film based on the well-known TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and the United States TV series Shining Time Station. The film was co-produced by Gullane Entertainment and the Isle of Man Film Commission. It was written, produced...
See also
- Lili (disambiguation)Lili (disambiguation)Lili may refer to:* Lili , the offspring of a liger and a lion* Hurricane Lili, 2002* Lilin - a Hebrew demonIn entertainment:* Lili, a musical film* Lili , a Hungarian film featuring Béla Lugosi...
- Lille (disambiguation)Lille (disambiguation)Lille is a large city in France.Lille may also refer to:*Lille , Lisa Hannigan's debut single taken from her album Sea Sew*Lille OSC, a French football clubIn places:*Lille, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium...
- Lilley (disambiguation)
- Lilli (disambiguation)
- Lillie (disambiguation)Lillie (disambiguation)-Entertainment:*Lillie Langtry, 18th-19th century British actress** Lillie, 1978 British television serial about her* Lilies , 2007 British TV series* Lilies , 1996 Canadian film* Lillies , a British indie rock band...
- Lily (disambiguation)Lily (disambiguation)Lily is the common English name for flowering plants of the Lilium genus.Lily may also refer to:* Lily , a visual programming environmentIn horticulture:* Lily of the Valley, common name of Convallaria majalis...
- Lilly (disambiguation)