Lilian
/ˈlɪli.ən/
Lilian proper noun: a female given name from Latin.
Proper noun
Lilian
- A female given name from Latin.
- Airy, fairy Lilian, / Flitting, fairy Lilian, / When I ask her if she loves me, / Claps her tiny hands above me, / Laughing all she can.1830, Alfred Tennyson, Lilian
- When it was my turn Roger told the crowd that my romanised second and third name, if written as one word in Pinyin, as is now the custom, was exactly like the English girl's name Lilian and he therefore proposed to leave it like that, Lilian being a very pretty name, he said.2004, Willem Dijkstra, May You Live in Interesting Times, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 77
Lilian meaning in Arabic
Lilian in Arabic
- female given name
- لِيلْيَان lilyān
Forms of Lilian
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Origin of Lilian
Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”).
Questions about Lilian
- What does Lilian mean?
- Lilian means a female given name from Latin.
- What is Lilian in Arabic?
- Lilian in Arabic is لِيلْيَان (lilyān). See Lilian meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Lilian?
- Lilian is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Lilian?
- Lilian is pronounced /ˈlɪli.ən/.
Words near Lilian in the dictionary
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