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Updated January 22, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish and English : metronymic from Lilly.
  • Greek : from the personal name Lili, a pet form of Vangelis (see Vangel, Evangelista) or any of various other personal names ending in -lis, e.g. Anatolis, Vassilis, Gavrilis.

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