Lillian name meaning, origin, famous people, and graphic designs

Name: Lillian, also spelt Lilian, Lilliann, or Lilliane

Pronunciation: lil-ee-in

Origin: Latin, Hebrew

Meaning: Lily; God is my oath

Gender: girl’s name, feminine given name

Story of the given name Lillian 🔗

Lillian is a girl’s name of Latin origin. Derived from the earth’s vibrant florals — Lilium — the name Lillian means “lily”. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, these delicate flowers symbolize peace, passion, and the joy of rebirth. If you’re a fan of precious blooms, you’ll know that there are an array of lilies, from tiger lilies to pearl-white royal lilies. With a name like Lillian, baby is sure to be as unique as each flourishing flower.

Plus, this name has an alternative defition of “God is my oath”, as Lillian is said to also be a derivative of the classic name Elizabeth.

Common Nicknames for Lillian 🔗

• Lilly
• Lily
• Lil
• Lili
• Anne
• Annie

Graphic designs for Lillian 🔗

Lillian, the given name, is composed of flowers and roses:

Famous women named Lillian 🔗

• Princess Lilian of Belgium (1916–2002), wife of King Leopold III of Belgium
• Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915–2013), wife of Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland of Sweden
• Lillian B. Allen (1904-1994), Canadian painter
• Lillian Allen (born 1951), Canadian dub poet, musician, and writer
• Lillian Alling, walked from New York state to the Bering Strait in the 1920s
• Lilian Bennett (1922–2013), British businesswoman
• Lilian Calmejane (born 1992), French cyclist
• Lillian Chrystall (1926–2022), New Zealand architect
• Lillian Cohen (1878-1949), American chemist and professor
• Lilian Constantini (1902–1982), born Liliane Chapiro-Volpert, French actress
• Lillian Copeland (1904–1964), American Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
• Lillian Crombie (1958–2024), Australian actress and dancer
• Lilian Dikmans (born 1985), Australian model, Muay Thai fighter
• Lillian Disney (1899–1997), widow of Walt Disney
• Lilian Edirisinghe (1922-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala actress
• Lillian Elidah, Zambian chef
• Lillian Florsheim (1896–1988), American sculptor
• Lilian Fowler (1886–1954), Australian politician
• Lilian Garcia (born 1966), American singer and ring announcer
• Lillian Gish (1893–1993), American actress
• Lillian Greene-Chamberlain (born 1941), American sprinter
• Lilian Greenwood (born 1966), British politician
• Lilian Greuze (1890–1950), French model
• Lilian Helder (born 1973), Dutch politician
• Lillian Hellman (1905–1984), American playwright
• Lillian Herlein (1895–1971), American actress and singer
• Lillian Hoban (1925–1998), American author
• Lilian Laslandes (born 1971), French footballer
• Lillian Lawrence (1868–1926), American theatre and silent film actress
• Lilian Lee (born 1959), Chinese author
• Lilian Mercedes Letona (1954–1983), Salvadoran guerrilla and revolutionary
• Lilian Leveridge (1879–1953), teacher, writer
• Lillian Metge née Grubb (1871–1954), Anglo-Irish suffragette and women’s rights campaigner
• Lilian Moore (1909–2004), American author of children’s books, teacher and poet
• Lillian Nakate (born 1978), Ugandan civil engineer and politician
• Lilian Ngoyi (1911-1980), South African anti-apartheid activist
• Lillian Offitt (1938–2020), American blues and R&B singer
• Lillian Palmer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lillian Hoxie Picken (1852–1913), American educator and textbook compiler
• Lilian Prunet (born 1978), French ice hockey player
• Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau (1931–2013), American fashion designer
• Lillian Randolph (1898–1980), American actress and singer
• Lilian Rolfe (1914–1945), Allied secret agent in World War II
• Lillian Smith (author) (1897–1966), American author
• Lillian Carpenter Streeter (1854-1935), American social reformer, clubwoman, author
• Lilian Thuram (born 1972), French footballer
• Lilian Uchtenhagen (1928–2016), Swiss economist and politician
• Lillian Vickers-Smith (1896–1971), Florida sports editor
• Lilian Virgin (born 1939), Swedish politician
• Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer (1892–1986), American artist, architect, and women’s rights activist
• Lillian Wald (1867–1940), founder of American community nursing
• Lillian Walker (1887–1975), American actress
• Lilian Wells (1911-2001), Australian Congregational and Uniting Church of Australia church leader
• Lillian Wheeler (1880–1905), Australian actress
• Lillian Worth (1884–1952), American actress
• Lillian Yarbo (1905–1996), American actress, dancer and singer

Similar Names 🔗

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• Lilianne
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• Cillian
• Lidia
• Linnea
• Lilyanne
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• Vivienne
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