Names like Lilly
Lilly is a two-syllable English name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Lilly.
Holly English · the holly tree, a symbol of Christmas (nature name); immortalized by Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Lesly Scottish · variant spelling of Leslie, a Scottish place name traditionally 'garden of hollies'
Karly English · variant of Carly, feminine form of Charles, 'free man'
Ally English · pet form of Alison or Alexandra, traditionally meaning noble
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Lilly comes from.
Rosemary English · compound of Rose and Mary, also the herb name
Audrey English · from Old English Æthelthryth, "noble strength"
Elly English · diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor; traditionally 'shining light', disputed
Ivy English · ivy plant
The same feel
Also classic and floral names.
Maly Khmer · flower, garland; from Sanskrit mala. One of the easiest Khmer names to carry in America, landing next to Molly and Mali in English ears, which is why refugee-era daughters often kept it unchanged while harder names got traded for English ones
Raizy Yiddish · little rose, a pet form of Raizel (Yiddish roiz, 'rose'); a Brooklyn Hasidic favorite
Champey Khmer · the frangipani (plumeria) blossom, strung into offering garlands at pagodas
Blima Yiddish · flower (Yiddish blum); sister spelling of Bluma, alive in Brooklyn birth records
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Lilly, on a similar curve.
Harley English · place name/surname, "hare meadow"
Mercy English · virtue name from the word 'mercy', ultimately Latin 'merces'
Gentry English · people of noble birth, from Old French genterise
Hadley English · place name/surname, "heather field"
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