Lilia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.
Proper noun
Lilia
- A female given name from Latin.
- 1853 Alfred Tennyson, The Princess, The Prologue:
- Lilia, wild with sport, / Half child, half woman as she was, had wound / A scarf of orange round the stony helm,
- 1853 Alfred Tennyson, The Princess, The Prologue:
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈlia/, [liˈliə]
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lilia occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 25 women and 1 man.
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlilja/ [ˈli.lja]
- Rhymes: -ilja
- Syllabification: Li‧lia
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlilja/ [ˈlil.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -ilja
- Syllabification: Lil‧ia
Proper noun
Lilia (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Lilia or Lily
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