Lilja is an Icelandic, Swedish, and Faroese name, the equivalent of the

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Lily ''Lilium'' () is a genus of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in mu ...

. It is in regular use in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, and the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

.https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Lilja It is also a Finnish and Swedish

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

with the same meaning. Liljá is a

Sámi The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are a Finno-Ugric-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly known as Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Rus ...

spelling of the name. As a given name, it may refer to: *

Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (born 4 October 1973) is an Icelandic politician, and was the Icelandic Minister of Education, Science and Culture 2017 – 2021. On 28 November 2021 she got a different portfolio and is now Minister of Tourism, Tr ...

(born 1973), the Icelandic Minister of Education, Science and Culture *

Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir (born 10 January 1972) is an Icelandic politician, a member of Althing. She is also a chess Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Int ...

(born 1972), Icelandic politician, a member of Althing *

Lilja Guðmundsdóttir Lilja Guðmundsdóttir (born 3 January 1955) is an Icelandic middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...

(born 1955), Icelandic middle-distance runner *

Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (born 24 June 1957) is an Icelandic politician. See also *Politics of Iceland The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is th ...

(born 1957), Icelandic politician *

Lilja Sigurdardottir Lilja Sigurðardóttir was born in 1972 in the town of Akranes, Iceland. She is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction, a playwright and a scriptwriter. She was raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. She became a student at MH secondary schoo ...

(born 1972), Icelandic crime-writer and playwright *

María Lilja Þrastardóttir María Lilja Þrastardóttir Kemp (born 1 September 1986) Is an Icelandic politician, student lawyer, journalist, author and activist. Maria founded “Slut Walk” in Iceland – a movement against sexual violence. “Slut Walk” has since 201 ...

(born 1986), Icelandic journalist, author and women's rights activist

Other uses

*''Lilja'', religious poem by

Eysteinn Ásgrímsson Eysteinn Ásgrímsson (c. 1310 – March 14, 1361) was an Icelandic monk, ecclesiastical inspector, and ''skald'' (poet); ', the best known and possibly the best medieval Icelandic Christian poem, is attributed to him. Life Eysteinn Ásgrímsso ...

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