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Girl's nameOrigin: English, LatinThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Lily

Lily is an English girl's name derived from flower names and is used as an independent given name. It has a short, two-syllable form, and the repetition of the consonant l gives it a phonetic regularity.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Lily
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Lily means lily and refers to this flower by its origin.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Lily je anglické rodné meno utvorené z pomenovania kvetu lily, teda ľalia. Anglické slovo pochádza cez staroanglické lilie z latinského lilium s významom „ľalia“. Anglický pôvod označuje vznik mena, latinský jeho vzdialenejší slovný základ. Čistota je symbolickou asociáciou kvetu, nie doslovným významom mena.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Pôvod a príbuzné medzinárodné podoby: Behind the Name – Lily. Výslovnosť: Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries – Lily. Nesklonnosť vyplýva zo všeobecného pravidla pre cudzie ženské mená zakončené vo výslovnosti na i: Kultúra slova 2020, č. 1, s. 61, JÚĽŠ SAV. Medzinárodné ekvivalenty zahŕňajú príbuzné podoby, nie vždy totožné meno. Domácke tvary sú možné slovenské rodinné oslovenia; ich obľúbenosť ani kodifikácia pre Lily nie sú doložené. Konkrétne heslo Lily v publikácii Milana Majtána nebolo overené.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Lily vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

LILY

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

11 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

This name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Výslovnosť približne „lili“, s oboma l tvrdými a prízvukom na prvej slabike; anglicky /ˈlɪli/.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 2

According to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.

1. Nominative:Who, what?
Lily
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Lily
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Lily
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Lily
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Lily!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Lily
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Lily

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
LiliLilkaLilinkaLiluška
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Lily
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Lily! Lili! Lilinka!

Notable figures named Lily

21

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Person type
Lily Allenová
born 1985Notable Figure

British singer and actress

Lily Collinsová
born 1989Notable Figure

British-American actress (born 1989)

Lily Tomlin
born 1939Notable Figure

American actress

Lily Jamesová
born 1989Notable Figure

British actress (born 1989)

Lily Potterová
Fictional Character

fictional character of the Harry Potter series

Lily Rabe
born 1982Notable Figure

American actress (born 1982)

Lily Gladstone
born 1986Notable Figure

American actress (born 1986)

Lily Cole
born 1987Notable Figure

English model and actress (born 1987)

Test how Lily sounds with your surname

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Full name:

Lily Smith

2 + 1 = 3 syllables

90 / 100Excellent
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Initials / monogram:with dots:L.S.without dots:LS
What works about this combination:
  • The combination has a balanced rhythm and clear sound transitions.

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