Are You Looking For Nicknames For Lily? Read This Post For The Best Lily Nicknames 

If You’re Thinking About Picking The Baby Name Lily, Read This Post For 51+ Of The Best Lily Nicknames 

If the name Lily is on your baby name list, read this post for 25 nicknames for Lily. 

Lily is popular for good reasons. It’s both an old fashioned baby name with a vintage pedigree, and a flower baby name that’s fresh. If you’re thinking of picking the name, you might be looking for the best Lily nicknames. So here’s our list of 35 Lily nicknames. These include short, sweet, cute and funny nicknames for Lily.

Wondering what Lily means and how popular it is? We also look at famous people called Lily, the meaning of the name Lily and where it appears on the baby name lists (along with alternative spelling Lilly).

What Does The Baby Name Lily Mean?

Lily is the name of the white flower and was originally used as a baby name because of the flower. It is a symbol of purity, innocence and beauty.

How Is The Name Lily Pronounced?

The name Lily is pronounced Lil-lee.

How Popular Is Lily As A Baby Name?

In 2020 Lily was the seventh most popular baby name for girls in the UK. There were 2150 girls named Lily in 2020 (the last full recorded year for names).

Lilly, with the extra L, was 91^st on the baby name list for 2020, with 565 babies given the name.

Lillie was 208^th, with 237 babies given that name.

Lili, which is the Welsh spelling of the name, was 559^th on the list, and was given to 70 babies.

If you want a longer version then Lillian was 333^rd, with 137 babies given that name.

Famous People Called Lily

Here are famous people called Lily: 

• Lily Allen – singer
• Lily James – actress
• Lily Potter – fictional mother of Harry
• Lilibet – the nickname given to Queen Elizabeth
• Lilibet Diana – the name of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second baby.

50 Nick names For The Name Lily

Here are 50+ nicknames for the name Lily. 

1. L
2. Lil
3. Lill
4. Lils
5. Lilsy
6. Lilso
7. Lili
8. Lilli
9. Lillie
10. Lilie
11. Lillian
12. Lilian
13. Lilia
14. Lillia
15. El
16. Elle
17. Elly
18. Ellie
19. Lee
20. Lees
21. LeeLee
22. Li
23. Lis
24. Liz
25. Lizzie
26. Lia
27. LiLi
28. Lu
29. LuLu
30. Lilith
31. Il
32. Illy
33. Ils
34. Ilsy

Cute Nicknames For Lily And Funny Nicknames For Lily

1. Lolly
2. Lollie
3. Lilo
4. Lilypad
5. Lilster
6. Lily Bear
7. Lily Boo
8. Lillington
9. Lilykins
10. Lello
11. Lellow
12. Lilac
13. Liliana
14. Lilliana
15. Flora
16. Floral
17. Flower
18. Flowery
19. Lily of the valley
20. Silly Lily

Names With Lily As A Nickname

If you’re looking for names with Lily as a nickname, you could pick Elizabeth, Lillian, Lillith, Liliana, Lilia, Deliah, Talia or Camilla.

Looking For Middle Names For Lilly?

If you love names with a theme, you could pick another flower baby name, or another old-fashioned name.

If you’re looking for a short middle name for Lily read our list of 150 one syllable girl names.

Not sure yet what you’re having? Read our list of 150 one syllable boy names too or our post on nicknames for Alex.

More Nicknames For Girls Names

If you’re looking for nicknames for similar girls names, we also have:

• Nicknames for Mia
• The best nicknames for Grace
• Nicknames for Eliza
• Nicknames for Florence.
• The best Ivy nickname
• Nicknames for Isabella
• Nicknames for Olivia
• And nicknames for Isla

Need More Ideas For Baby Names?

• If you’re looking for boy names, we have Unique boy names and unique girl names – plus nicknames for Alexander.
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