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Lily is a girl's name of Latin / Old English origin meaning “The lily flower”. It sits in the timeless era with a soft, ethereal energy, and we describe it as “spring made name”. If you love the sound of Lily but want a few alternatives, here are 32 names like Lily: names that share its roots, its era and energy, its sound or its meaning, each with the reason it made the list.

32 names

Same roots · Names that share Lily’s Latin or Germanic roots.

Daisy
Old English
Day's eye
GirlBotanicalNature
Ava
Latin / Germanic
Life, bird-like
Girl
Carolina
Germanic / Spanish / Latin
Free woman
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Emilia
Latin / Italian
Rival, industrious
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Amelia
Germanic / Latin
Work
GirlHistorical
Emily
Latin / Germanic
Rival, industrious
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Ivy
Old English
The ivy plant
GirlBotanicalNature
Lillian
Latin / English
Lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature

Same era, same energy · Names with Lily’s timeless feel and soft, ethereal energy, whatever their roots.

Rose
Latin / English
Rose flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Aurora
Latin
Dawn
GirlCelestialMythological
Ella
Germanic / Greek
All, completely
Girl
Emma
Germanic
Whole, universal
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Hazel
Old English
The hazel tree
GirlBotanicalNature
Olivia
Latin
Olive tree
GirlBotanicalHistorical
Alicia
Germanic / Spanish
Noble
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Camille
French / English
Attendant at a ceremony
GirlBotanicalLiterary

Sounds similar · Names that start or end the way Lily does.

Layla
Arabic / Hebrew
Night
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Leah
Hebrew / Biblical
Weary, tender-eyed
GirlBiblical
Lian
Chinese
Graceful willow, or lotus
GirlBotanicalNature
Liliana
Latin / Italian
Lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lin
Chinese
Forest, jade, beautiful
UnisexNature
Linnea
Swedish
Twinflower
GirlBotanicalNature
Luciana
Latin / Spanish / Italian
Light
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Lucy
Latin
Light
GirlHistoricalLiterary

If you like the meaning · Names whose meaning sits close to Lily’s “The lily flower”.

Hua
Mandarin Chinese
Flower, China
GirlBotanicalNature
Jasmine
Persian / Arabic
Jasmine flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Violet
Latin / French
The purple flower of modesty and devotion
GirlBotanicalNature
Capucine
French
Nasturtium flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Hana
Japanese / Korean / Hebrew
Flower (Japanese/Korean)
GirlNature
Nari
Korean
Lily
GirlBotanicalNature
Poppy
English (word-name)
The bright red flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Yasmin
Persian / Arabic
Jasmine flower
GirlBotanical

Quick questions

What names are similar to Lily?
Names similar to Lily include Daisy, Ava, Carolina, Emilia, Amelia, Emily. Each shares Lily’s roots, its era and energy, its sound or its meaning.

What is a good alternative to Lily?
If you want something close to Lily but a little different, try Rose, Aurora, Ella. Each shares part of what makes Lily work, from its feel to its sound or meaning.

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