lilly

plural lillies

1. obsoleteObsolete form of lily.

   in tepid baths was mated to a lilly

   1961, Goethe, translated by Walter Kaufmann, Faust

plural Lillys · plural Lillies

1. A female given name, variant of Lily.

   The woman at the center of the controversy, Lilly Gaddis, referred to her friends’ husbands as “broke ass n***s” in the clip—dropping the racial slur in a slight southern drawl so naturally, many speculated she must use it in casual conversation.

   2024 June 11, Josh Fiallo, “‘Trad-Wife’ TikToker Axed From Job After Casually Saying N-Word”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2024

   Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie

   1. A diminutive of the female given names Lillian and Lilian, from Latin.

      Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie

   2. A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth and Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.

      Synonyms: Lily, Lili, Lilli, Lil, Lill, Lil', Lill', Lilie

2. A surname.
   1. A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name
   2. A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.

      Synonyms: Lilley

plural Lillys · plural Lillies

1. USinformalA Lilly Pulitzer dress.

   It angered Target customers who tried, and failed, to grab $40-ish “Lillys” during a sale that was meant to span several weeks and instead spanned mere hours.

   2015 April 22, Megan Garber, “Why Do People Hate Lilly Pulitzer?”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2015