Lily

Lily is an English name derived directly from the Latin lilium, itself borrowed from Greek leirion, referring to the lily flower. The name has long carried associations with purity and beauty, particularly through the white lily's symbolic role in Christian tradition as an emblem of the Virgin Mary. It came into widespread use as a given name in the nineteenth century alongside other flower names that became fashionable in the English-speaking world. Lilia, Liliana, and Lillian are closely related forms, while Susanna shares a similar floral origin through the Hebrew word for lily.