Name: Lilian

Gender: Female

Usage: Lilian, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.

People having the name Lilian are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Lilian across the world, see Elizabeth.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Lilian is: My god is a vow.

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Numerology of the first name Lilian: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst

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The name Lilian is ranked on the 1,448th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 321000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Lilian has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Lilian for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

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Lilian is an epicene given name, celebrated on July 27. It may refer to:

  • a Germanic female given name,
    • Lilian, a character in the manga Samurai deeper Kyo
    • Lilian Alicia Marks (1910–2004), British dancer
    • Lilian Augusta Ruse (1886–1975), British-born American actress, known as Lilian Fontaine
    • Lilian Jackson Braun (born 1916), American writer
    • Lilian Armstrong (1898–1971), African-American pianist, composer and singer
    • Lilian Baels (1916-2002), the second wife of Belgian King Leopold III
    • Lilian García (born 1973), Puerto Rican ring announcer
    • Lilian Harvey (1906–1968), German actress and singer
    • Lilian Kelaidis (born 1965), Swiss tennis player
    • Lilian Kummer (born 1975), Swiss alpine skier
    • Lilian Lambert (born 1958), Belgian dancer, choreographer, director and pedagogue
    • Lilian Rolfe (1914–1945), British secret agent and resitant
    • Lilian Suzette Gibbs (1870–1925), British botanist
  • a male given name, from lilies, according to the list of first names of Latin origin,
    • Lilian Astier (born 1978), French footballer
    • Lilian Bathelot (born 1959), French writer
    • Lilian Buzzichelli (1926-2005), a business leader and mayor of Aurignac in 1971,
    • Lilian Camberabero (born 1937), French rugby union player
    • Lilian Compan (born 1977), French footballer
    • Lilian Di Salvo (born 1979), professional handball player
    • Lilian Ducos (born 1980), French rugby union player
    • Lilian Jégou (born 1976), French cyclist
    • Lilian Laslandes (born 1971), French professional footballer
    • Lilian Majesté (born 1981), French rugby union player
    • Lilian Martin (born 1971), former French footballer
    • Lilian Nalis (born 1971), French footballer
    • Lilian Thuram (born 1972), French footballer
    • Lilian Zanchi (born 1968), French politician

Lylian may refer to:

  • Lylian Payet (born 1945), French politician

Peculiarities:

It should be noted that the female version is generally written Liliane in France and French-speaking countries, and that this same female version of the male name "Lilian" is also written "Lilian" (without e) in Anglo-Saxon countries, the masculine does not exist there.


English: of uncertain origin, first recorded in the late 16th century, and probably derived from a nursery form of Elizabeth. It is now sometimes regarded as a derivative of the flower name Lily, but this was not used as a given name in England until the 19th century.
Variant: Lillian.

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