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Names that mean “lily”

23 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. 21 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Build names meaning lily

Lily names across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 2 fragments.

Griffin


Creatures

Fleura initial · Fleur initial

  • Fleurastan

    Fleura lily + stan stone

    lily stone

  • Fleurahug

    Fleura lily + hug mind

    lily mind

  • Fleuragis

    Fleura lily + gis pledge

    lily pledge

  • Fleur Unguled

    Fleur lily + Unguled taloned

    lily, taloned

  • Fleur Langued

    Fleur lily + Langued tongued

    lily, tongued

  • Fleur Armed

    Fleur lily + Armed clawed

    lily, clawed

Unicorn


Creatures

Lili initial · Lilia initial

  • Liliprel

    Lili lily + prel meadow

    lily meadow

  • Lililait

    Lili lily + lait milk

    lily milk

  • Lilichant

    Lili lily + chant song

    lily song

  • Liliasante

    Lilia lily + sante health

    lily health

  • Lilianuee

    Lilia lily + nuee cloud

    lily cloud

  • Liliaglace

    Lilia lily + glace ice

    lily ice

Arabic


Real world

Sawsan initial

  • Sawsan bint Zubayr

    Sawsan lily + bint zubayr daughter of Zubayr

    lily, daughter of Zubayr

  • Sawsan bint Yahya

    Sawsan lily + bint yahya daughter of Yahya

    lily, daughter of Yahya

  • Sawsan bint Zayd

    Sawsan lily + bint zayd daughter of Zayd

    lily, daughter of Zayd

Bard


Tabletop

Calla initial

  • Callasara

    Calla lily + sara clear

    lily clear

  • Callanesse

    Calla lily + nesse promise

    lily promise

  • Callacielle

    Calla lily + cielle sky

    lily sky

Cat


People

Lil initial

  • Lilwhisker

    Lil lily + whisker sweeping bristle

    lily sweeping bristle

  • Lilella

    Lil lily + ella lovely

    lily lovely

  • Lilpuss

    Lil lily + puss cat

    lily cat

Centaur


Creatures

Krino initial

  • Krinopothe

    Krino lily + pothe longing

    lily longing

  • Krinophora

    Krino lily + phora bearer

    lily bearer

  • Krinothrasos

    Krino lily + thrasos boldness

    lily boldness

Cowboy


People

Susie initial

  • Susie Culpepper

    Susie lily + Culpepper pepper gatherer

    lily, pepper gatherer

  • Susie Ledbetter

    Susie lily + Ledbetter lead worker

    lily, lead worker

  • Susie Cooper

    Susie lily + Cooper barrel maker

    lily, barrel maker

D&D


Tabletop

Ily initial

  • Ilyara

    Ily lily + ara song

    lily song

  • Ilywyth

    Ily lily + wyth willow

    lily willow

  • Ilyowyn

    Ily lily + owyn lineage

    lily lineage

Dog


People

Lil initial

  • Liljoy

    Lil lily + joy gladness

    lily gladness

  • Lilko

    Lil lily + ko child

    lily child

  • Lilbloom

    Lil lily + bloom opening bud

    lily opening bud

Elf


Fantasy races

Ava initial

  • Avavanya

    Ava lily + vanya beauty

    lily beauty

  • Avaleth

    Ava lily + leth veil

    lily veil

  • Avaliel

    Ava lily + liel song

    lily song

Halfling


Fantasy races

Lil initial

  • Lilhoney

    Lil lily + honey hivesweet

    lily hivesweet

  • Lilblossom

    Lil lily + blossom opening

    lily opening

  • Lilmallow

    Lil lily + mallow marsh flower

    lily marsh flower

Italian


Real world

susanna final

  • Beatrice Susanna

    Beatrice blessed one + susanna lily

    blessed one and lily

  • Emilia Susanna

    Emilia rival + susanna lily

    rival and lily

  • Giorgia Susanna

    Giorgia earth worker + susanna lily

    earth worker and lily

Japanese


Real world

Yuri initial

  • Yuriyo

    Yuri lily + yo generation

    lily generation

  • Yuriran

    Yuri lily + ran orchid

    lily orchid

  • Yurino

    Yuri lily + no field

    lily field

Middle


People

Lillian initial

  • Lillian Norton

    Lillian lily + norton north settlement

    lily, north settlement

  • Lillian Bradford

    Lillian lily + bradford broad ford

    lily, broad ford

  • Lillian Stanton

    Lillian lily + stanton stone settlement

    lily, stone settlement

Necromancer


Tabletop

Calla initial

  • Callanissa

    Calla lily + nissa quiet

    lily quiet

  • Callafira

    Calla lily + fira spark

    lily spark

  • Callasilla

    Calla lily + silla quietness

    lily quietness

Nordic


Real world

Susanne initial

  • Susanne Hjørdis

    Susanne lily + hjørdis sword lady

    lily and sword lady

  • Susanne Tordis

    Susanne lily + tordis thunder lady

    lily and thunder lady

  • Susanne Hildur

    Susanne lily + hildur battle maid

    lily and battle maid

Pirate


People

Susanna initial

  • Susanna Fearless

    Susanna lily + fearless dauntless

    lily, called the dauntless

  • Susanna Ironhand

    Susanna lily + ironhand iron hand

    lily, called the iron hand

  • Susanna the Drowned

    Susanna lily + the drowned drowned

    lily, called the drowned

Rogue


Tabletop

Lil initial

  • Lilweb

    Lil lily + web woven web

    lily woven web

  • Liljay

    Lil lily + jay noisy screecher

    lily noisy screecher

  • Lilwhisper

    Lil lily + whisper hushed voice

    lily hushed voice

Spanish


Real world

Susana initial

  • Susana Almudena

    Susana lily + almudena the citadel

    lily and the citadel

  • Susana Eva

    Susana lily + eva life

    lily and life

  • Susana Leticia

    Susana lily + leticia joy

    lily and joy

Welsh


Real world

Lili initial

  • Lililwyd

    Lili lily + lwyd grey

    lily grey

  • Lilifad

    Lili lily + fad lucky

    lily lucky

  • Lililon

    Lili lily + lon cheerful

    lily cheerful

Wizard


People

lis final

  • Aethalis

    Aetha aether + lis lily

    aether lily

  • Nemalis

    Nema law + lis lily

    law lily

  • Filalis

    Fila thread + lis lily

    thread lily

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “lily”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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