Lily (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Lily | meaning = lily


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gender = Female
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alternative spelling = Lilly
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Lily is a feminine given name directly derived from lily, the flower. The popularity of the name increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. [ [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Lily Baby Name Lily - Origin and Meaning of Lily ] ] In the United States, "Lily" became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 33 by 2006. [Search interface: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/; enter search parameter "name: lily" in the "Popularity of a Name" page section.] In Northern Ireland, "Lily" increased in rank by 90-places in 2003, thereby reaching a rank of at least 100. [cite press release
title = Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
publisher = Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
date = 2004-01-02 | accessdate = 2008-02-14
url = http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf | format = PDF
quote = Lily has risen from rank 162 in 2002 to rank 75 in 2003....]

Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Lily" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the name's use.

;20th Century people
* American: Lily Aldridge (born 1985)
* Australian-American (Polish parentage): Lily Brett (born 1946)
* Austrian: Lily Goddard (1916–2002)
* Brazilian (English father): Lily Safra (born 1938)
* Canadian: Lily Frost (living)
* Danish: Lily Carlstedt (1926–2005)
* English: Lily Allen (born 1985), pop, ska and R&B singer
* Filipino: Lily Y. Monteverde (living)
* Iranian-American: Lily Afshar (living)
* Korean-American: Lily Kim (born 1980)

;19th Century people
* Canadian: Lily Butters (1895–1980)
* English: Lily Brayton (1876–1953)
* French: Lily Laskine (1893–1988)
* German: Lily Braun (1865–1916)
* Hungarian: Lily Kronberger (1890–1974)
* Irish: Lily L. Allen (1868–1952)
* Mixed-heritage American: Lily Ann Granderson (1816–after 1870)

;Pseudonyms and stage names
* French-American: Lily Pons (born Alice Joséphine Pons; 1898–1976)

;Fictional characters
* American television: Lily Aldrin (debut 2005)
* Australian television: Lily Nelson
* British television: Lily Butterfield (2006–2008)
* Canadian television: Lily Randall (2003–2005)
* Japanese anime/manga/sim: Lily C. Sherbet (debut 2006)
* British book series: Lily Potter
* character from the cartoon Kappa Mikey:Lily (Kappa Mikey)
* Hannah Montana: Lilly Truscott
*"The Munsters": Lily Munster played by Yvonne De Carlo (1964–1966).

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