Lilli

Lilli is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning

Lilli and Variants Lilly, Lili, Lily are Koseformen, or Lallformen from the children's language, the name Elisabeth. Sometimes the meaning is specified with Lily, because the English spelling of these plants is Lily. In contrast, there is no connection between Lilli and Lilith.

The name and its by- forms mainly by the soldiers song Lili Marleen became known.

The first name Lilly and its Variants Lilli and Lili occurred since about 2001, and were heaped 2002-2010 always among the 20 most common first names for newborn girls. The name has therefore become the fashion names.

Variants

• Lilly
• Lili
• Lily
• Lilian, Lillian
• Liliane, Lilliane
• Lilliana
• Lilla
• Lilka
• Lylli
• Lyl
• Lil

Well-known bearers of the name

• Lilli Bohnke (1897-1928), German violinist
• Lilli Gruber ( born 1957 ), Italian journalist and politician
• Lilli Henoch (1899-1942), German track and field athlete
• Lilli Hollunder (* 1986), German -Turkish actress
• Lilli Jahn (1900-1944), German - Jewish doctor
• Lili Körber (1897-1982), Austrian- Jewish writer
• Lilli Lehmann (1848-1929), German opera singer and voice teacher
• Lilli Palmer (1914-1986), German actress
• Lilli Thal ( * 1960 ), German historian and writer

Fictitious names carrier

• Lilli, cartoon character
• Lilly the Witch, main character of a children's book series
• Capt'n Sharky, Merchandise Products for children
• Lily Potter, Harry Potter's mother

Others

• Lilli Berlin, a band of the German New Wave
• Lilli (1919 ) German movie from 1919
• Lillis marriage, continuation of the aforementioned feature film from 1919 also