Lilja
[ˈliːl.jɑ]Meaning
Icelandic, Faroese and Finnish cognate of Lily
Background Story
Lilja is the Icelandic, Swedish and Faroese equivalent of the English name Lily, and is in regular use in Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Faroe Islands. It is also a Finnish and Swedish surname with the same meaning, and Liljá is a Sámi spelling of the name.
Related Names
Leilani
From Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty"
Liliya
Maika
No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Japanese and Basque
Dania
Italian diminutive of Daniela; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Daniya
Flora
From Latin flos, "flower"; the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring
Jasmin
German and Finnish form of Jasmine, and an English variant.
Kiele
A name of Hawaiian origin meaning 'bright' or 'clear'
Lilac
From the English word for the shrub with purple or white flowers (genus Syringa)
Liliana
Latinate form of Lillian
Lillian
Probably a diminutive of Elizabeth, or an elaborated form of Lily, from Latin lilium, "lily"