Lilija
See also: lilija
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1879. From lilija (“lily”), and from names containing the syllable -li-, such as Elizabete, Jūlija, Karolīne. Cognate with English Lily and Lillie.
Proper noun
[edit]Lilija f
- a female given name
References
[edit]- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Lilija was the only given name of 4651 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lithuanian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lilija f
- a female given name