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Lillis
How to Pronounce Lillis
Pronounced LIL-is /ˈlɪlɪs/Medium
Meaning: Lillis reads as a variant of Lillias or Lilias, the Scottish form of Lillian, which traces back through Latin to lilium, the lily, a flower long linked with purity. It may also be felt simply as an elaboration of Lily. Either way the flower meaning is carried through.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lillis is best read as a form of Lillias, the Scottish version of Lillian, from the Latin lilium, 'lily'. It may equally be an elaboration of Lily. American families used it quietly around the turn of the twentieth century, when flower names were in fashion.
It was never common, a couple dozen girls a year at most around the nineteen-teens, and it faded by mid-century. A girl given it then would be a great-grandmother now, and it reads as a vintage flower-linked name rather than a current choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lillis mean?
It's a variant of Lillias, a Scottish form of Lillian, tracing to the Latin lilium, the lily.
How do you pronounce Lillis?
It's said LIL-is /ˈlɪlɪs/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Lillis a boy or girl name?
Lillis is used as a girl's name.
Is Lillis a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a vintage flower-linked name seen only slightly in the early twentieth century.