Lillian, also spelt Lilian, Lilliann, or Lilliane, is a female

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. Its origin is the

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(lily). In

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, ''Lilian'' () is the male form of the name, while ''

Liliane Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French language, French is spoken, a variant of Lillian (name), Lillian and Lily, associated with the flower name Lily, genus Lilium. People with this name *Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), ...

'' is the female form. The first time this name became popular was in the early 1700s, with the expansion of the

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around the world.

People

* Princess Lilian of Belgium (1916–2002), wife of King

Leopold III of Belgium Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasi ...

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland (born Lillian May Davies, later Craig; 30 August 1915 – 10 March 2013), was a Welsh fashion model who became a member of the Swedish royal family through her 1976 marriage to Prince Bertil, Duke o ...

(1915–2013), wife of Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland of Sweden *

Lillian B. Allen Lillian Beatrice Allen (November 9, 1904 – November 13, 1994) was a Canadian painter, teacher and nature photographer. She is known for her photographs which had been shown at the University of Manitoba and the publication of ''Frost: Photogra ...

(1904-1994), Canadian painter *

Lillian Allen Lillian Allen (born 5 April 1951) is a Canadian dub poet, reggae musician, writer and Juno Award winner. Biography Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, she left that country in 1969, first moving to New York City, where she studied English at the C ...

(born 1951), Canadian

dub poet Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry of West Indian origin, which evolved out of dub music in Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1970s,

, musician, and writer *

Lillian Alling Lillian Alling (1896 – after 1929) was an Eastern European immigrant to the United States, who in the 1920s attempted a return by foot to her homeland. Her four-year-long journey started in New York, and went westward across Canada, then north t ...

, walked from

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

to the Bering Strait in the 1920s *

Lilian Bennett Lilian Margery Bennett (née Barnett, 1922–2013), was a British businesswoman, and the chairman and chief executive of Manpower UK from 1990 to 1998. According to ''The Times'', she had an important role in the growth of the use of temporary st ...

(1922–2013), British businesswoman *

Lilian Calmejane Lilian Calmejane (born 6 December 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is best known for winning stages at the Tour de France in 2017 and the Vuelta a España in 2016. Career Born in Albi, Calmejane turned profes ...

(born 1992), French cyclist *

Lillian Chrystall Lillian Jessie Chrystall (née Laidlaw; 1 March 1926 – 24 February 2022) was a New Zealand architect. She was the first woman to receive a national New Zealand Institute of Architects award. Biography Chrystall was born in the Auckland sub ...

(1926–2022), New Zealand architect *

Lilian Constantini Lilian Constantini (September 26, 1902 – January 5, 1982) was a French silent actress in the 1920s and 1930s. Early life Liliane Louise Hélène Chapiro-Volpert was born on September 26, 1902 in Paris.

(1902–1982), born Liliane Chapiro-Volpert, French actress *

Lillian Copeland Lillian Copeland (born Lillian Drossin; November 24, 1904 – July 7, 1964) was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "t ...

(1904–1964), American Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put *

Lillian Crombie Lillian Crombie (born 1958) is an Aboriginal Australian actress and dancer, known for her work on stage, film and television. Early life and education Lillian Crombie was born in 1958. She is of the Pitjantjatjara/ Yankunytjatjara people of cen ...

(1958–2024), Australian actress and dancer *

Lilian Dikmans Lilian Dikmans (born 12 December 1985) is an Australian model, founder of Real Food Healthy Body, Muay Thai fighter and author at Fightmag from Melbourne. She has become the first Australian model simultaneously partaking in Muay Thai bouts. ...

(born 1985), Australian model, Muay Thai fighter *

Lillian Disney Lillian Marie Disney ( Bounds; February 15, 1899December 16, 1997) was an American ink artist at the Disney Studios and the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966. Born in Spalding, Idaho, Disney graduated from high school in La ...

(1899–1997), widow of

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

Lilian Edirisinghe Lilian Edirisinghe (born 19 May 1922 – died 26 December 1993 as ලිලියන් එදිරිසිංහ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film histor ...

(1922-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala actress *

Lillian Elidah Lillian Elidah is a Zambian chef, who is a graduate of the Cesar Ritz Culinary Arts Academy in Switzerland and now owns and runs her restaurant Twaala, in Lusaka, Zambia. Career Lillian Elidah was born in Lusaka, Zambia, but most of her childhoo ...

, Zambian chef *

Lilian Fowler Elizabeth Lilian Maud Fowler MBE, JP (; 7 June 1886 – 11 May 1954) was an Australian politician. She was Australia's first female mayor, serving as mayor of Newtown, New South Wales, from 1937 to 1939. She later represented the seat of Newto ...

(1886–1954), Australian politician *

Lilian Garcia Lilián Annette Garcia (born August 19, 1966) is a Spanish-American ring announcer, singer and podcaster best known for her time with WWE. She is currently announcing for the Professional Fighters League (PFL).Doyle, Dave"Former WWE ring announce ...

(born 1966), American singer and ring announcer *

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

(1893–1993), American actress *

Lillian Greene-Chamberlain Lillian Greene-Chamberlain (born 1941) is an American educator and former track and field athlete. Since she began running at the age of 16 in 1957, she has had considerable success as an athlete. She was the first U.S. national champion in the 440 ...

(born 1941), American sprinter *

Lilian Greenwood Lilian Rachel Greenwood (born 26 March 1966) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South since 2010, and the Opposition Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons since 2021. A former unio ...

(born 1966), British politician *

Lilian Greuze Lilian Greuze (1890-1950) was a French model, and actress of the stage and screen. She was from Paris, France Theater ingenue (stock character) She was a protégé of Sarah Bernhardt and performed at the French Theater on West 44th Street in Man ...

(1890–1950), French model *

Lilian Helder Lilian Helder (born 30 May 1973 in Venlo) is a Dutch politician and former lawyer. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) she has been an MP since 17 June 2010. She focuses on matters of the judiciary. Helder worked at ...

(born 1973), Dutch politician *

Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism. She was blacklisted aft ...

(1905–1984), American playwright *

Lillian Herlein Lillian Herlein (March 11, 1895 – April 13, 1971) was an actress and singer in theater and vaudeville in the early 20th century. In vaudeville, she was sometimes known more for display of her figure than for the quality of her performances. H ...

(1895–1971), American actress and singer *

Lillian Hoban Lillian Hoban (May 18, 1925 – July 17, 1998) was an American illustrator and children's writer best known for picture books created with her husband Russell Hoban. According to OCLC, she has published 326 works in 1,401 publications in 11 lan ...

(1925–1998), American author *

Lilian Laslandes Lilian Laslandes (; born 4 September 1971) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1997 and 1999 he was capped seven times and scored three goals for the France national team. He ended his professional footb ...

(born 1971), French footballer *

Lillian Lawrence Lillian Lawrence (February 17, 1868 – May 7, 1926) was an American theatre and silent film actress. Her daughter Ethel Grey Terry was also an actress. Biography Lawrence was born in either Alexandria, Virginia or Alexander, West Virginia bu ...

(1868–1926), American theatre and silent film actress *

Lilian Lee Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People * Lillian (name) or Lilian, a given name Places * Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran In the United States * Lillian, Alabama * Lillian, West Virginia * Lillian Township, Custer County, Ne ...

(born 1959), Chinese author *

Lilian Mercedes Letona Lilian Mercedes Letona (September 24, 1954 – August 1, 1983), was a Salvadoran guerrilla and communist revolutionary, member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Also known with her "nom de guerre" ''Comandante Clelia'' (C ...

(1954–1983), Salvadoran guerrilla and revolutionary *

Lilian Leveridge Lilian Leveridge (15 April 1879 – 1953) was a British-born Canadian teacher who became a writer, particularly of poetry, later in her career. In addition to six volumes of verse, she contributed articles, poems and short stories to various period ...

(1879–1953), teacher, writer *

Lillian Metge Lillian Margaret Metge (née Grubb; 22 June 1871 – 10 May 1954) was an Anglo-Irish suffragette and women's rights campaigner. She founded the Lisburn Suffrage Society, which she left to become a militant activist, leading on an explosion at th ...

née Grubb (1871–1954), Anglo-Irish suffragette and women's rights campaigner *

Lilian Moore Lilian Moore (pen name, Sara Asheron; March 17, 1909July 20, 2004), was a writer of children's books, teacher and poet. She founded and edited for Scholastic's Arrow Book Club, a low-cost mail-order paperback service for children. She also helped ...

(1909–2004), American author of children's books, teacher and poet * Lillian Nakate (born 1978), Ugandan civil engineer and politician *

Lilian Ngoyi Lilian Masediba Matabane Ngoyi, "Mma Ngoyi", (25 September 1911 – 13 March 1980) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. She was the first woman elected to the executive committee of the African National Congress, and helped launch ...

(1911-1980), South African anti-apartheid activist *

Lillian Offitt Lillian Etta Offitt (November 4, 1938 – February 27, 2020) was an American blues and R&B singer. Biography Born in Gallatin, Tennessee in 1938 (or 1937), she studied at Tennessee State University, and visited the offices of Nashboro Rec ...

(1938–2020), American blues and R&B singer *

Lillian Palmer (disambiguation) Lillian Palmer is the name of: *Lillian Palmer (athlete) (1913–2001), Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics *Lillian McNeill Palmer (1871–1961), Californian metal work artist, partner of Emily Williams {{hndis, Palmer, Lill ...

, multiple people * Lillian Hoxie Picken (1852–1913), American educator and textbook compiler *

Lilian Prunet Lilian Prunet (born February 15, 1978) is a French former professional ice hockey defenceman. Prunet played in France's Ligue Magnus for Club des Sports de Megève, Hockey Club de Reims Hockey Club de Reims was an ice hockey team in Reims, Fran ...

(born 1978), French ice hockey player * Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau (1931–2013), American fashion designer *

Lillian Randolph Lillian Randolph (December 14, 1898 – September 12, 1980) was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television. She worked in entertainment from the 1930s until shortly before her death. She appeared in hundreds of radi ...

(1898–1980), American actress and singer *

Lilian Rolfe Lilian Vera Rolfe, (26 April 1914 – 5 February 1945) was an Allied secret agent in the Second World War. Early life Rolfe and her twin sister Helen Fedora Rolfe were the daughters of George Rolfe, a British chartered accountant working in Pa ...

(1914–1945), Allied secret agent in World War II *

Lillian Smith (author) Lillian Eugenia Smith (December 12, 1897 – September 28, 1966) was a writer and social critic of the Southern United States, known for both her non-fiction and fiction works, including the best-selling novel ''Strange Fruit'' (1944). Smith was ...

(1897–1966), American author *

Lillian Carpenter Streeter Lilian Carpenter Streeter (July 22, 1854 – March 29, 1935) was an American social reformer, organizational founder, clubwoman, and author. She founded the Concord Woman's Club, and the New Hampshire Federation of Woman's Clubs. Having lived in ...

(1854-1935), American social reformer, clubwoman, author *

Lilian Thuram Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien (; born 1 January 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began playing football professionally in his homeland with Monaco and played in the top flight in France, Italy and Spai ...

(born 1972), French footballer *

Lilian Uchtenhagen Lilian Uchtenhagen (7 September 1928 – 6 September 2016) was a Swiss politician and economist. She was one of the ten first women elected to the National Council, the Swiss Parliament's house and first women to be a candidate to the Federal C ...

(1928–2016), Swiss economist and politician *

Lillian Vickers-Smith Lillian Vickers-Smith (September 7, 1896; Rutland (city), Vermont, Rutland, Vermont – July 4, 1971; Asheville, North Carolina) is regarded as the first woman sports editor for a newspaper when she obtained the title working for Daily Commercial, ...

(1896–1971), Florida sports editor *

Lilian Virgin Lilian Virgin (born 1939) is a Sweden, Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, she represented Gotland County (Riksdag constituency), ...

(born 1939), Swedish politician *

Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer (''née'' Ella Lillian Wall; November 11, 1892 – August 8, 1986) was an American artist and architect, women's rights activist, and the first woman to serve in an office of the American Legion in California. She was ...

(1892–1986), American artist, architect, and women's rights activist *

Lillian Wald Lillian D. Wald (March 10, 1867 – September 1, 1940) was an American nurse, humanitarian and author. She was known for contributions to human rights and was the founder of American community nursing. She founded the Henry Street Settlement in N ...

(1867–1940), founder of American community nursing *

Lillian Walker Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934. Biography ''Photoplay'' magazine's trade ...

(1887–1975), American actress *

Lilian Wells Lilian Wells (1911–2001) was an Australian church leader who served as president of the Congregational Union of Australia, and the first moderator of the New South Wales Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia. She was the only woman to serv ...

(1911-2001), Australian Congregational and Uniting Church of Australia church leader * Lillian Wheeler (1880–1905), Australian actress *

Lillian Worth Lillian Worth (born Lillian Burgher Murphy, June 24, 1884 – February 23, 1952) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1913 and 1937. Early life and career Lillian Burgher Murphy was born on June 24, 1884, in Brooklyn, New Y ...

(1884–1952), American actress *

Lillian Yarbo Lillian "Billie" Yarbo (March 17, 1905 – June 12, 1996) was an American stage and screen comedienne, dancer, and singer. Early life Born Lillian Yarbough

(1905–1996), American actress, dancer and singer

Fictional characters

*Lilian, the secondary protagonist from the 2023

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*Lillian, a character in the American sitcom television series ''

Charles in Charge ''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott B ...

'' *Lilian, the English name of Yuriko from the 2004 animated series ''

Futari wa Pretty Cure , known as simply ''Pretty Cure'' outside Japan, is a Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan on ANN for 97 episodes. It is the first series in the ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries created by Izum ...

'' *Cure Lillian, a main character in the series '' Wonderful PreCure!'' * Lillian DeVille, from the Nickelodeon TV series ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, ...

'' and ''

All Grown Up! ''All Grown Up!'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. It served as a continuation of the series ''Rugrats'', as explores the daily lives of protagonist Tommy Pickles ...

'' *

Lillian Kaushtupper Lillian Dolomite Kaushtupper is a fictional character on the Netflix original series ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,'' portrayed by Carol Kane. She is Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) and Titus Andromedon's (Titus Burgess) odd landlady and upstairs nei ...

, landlady of Kimmy and Titus in the Netflix original series ''

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' is an American streaming television sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role. It premiered on March 6, 2015, on Netflix and ran for four seasons, ending on January 25, 20 ...

'' * Queen Lilian, mother of Fiona in the ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenso ...

'' series * Lillian Rearden, character in the book ''

Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It was her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her '' magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. ''Atlas Shrugged'' includes eleme ...

'' *

Lilly Truscott This list of ''Hannah Montana'' characters includes characters appearing in the Disney Channel series ''Hannah Montana'' as well as the related film '' Hannah Montana: The Movie''. The characters listed are almost all fictional, except for stars ...

, from ''Hannah Montana'' * Lillian van der Woodsen, mother of Serena van der Woodsen in the ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...

'' series *Lillian Garner, character in the book ''

Beloved Beloved may refer to: Books * ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison * ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner *''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by Bertrice Small Film ...

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