# Lillian

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #20,693

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin, of American usage; variant form Lilian (UK).

## Etymology
Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”).

## Easily confused with
- **Lilian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilian-vs-lillian)

## Common misspellings (7)
`illlian`, `lililan`, `lillain`, `lilliann`, `lillina`, `llilian`, `llillian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lillian