All The Ways You Can Say: Lily

Stargazer Lily

Ever been interested in a name or meaning but don’t like the sound of it for a name or that it is just too popular for your tastes. How about saying the word in another language? This is what this segment is all about. I will usually show you my top ten favourites for each name but this first name has quite a few I want to mention. If there is a name you wish for me to do, feel free to enter it into the comments.

First name is.... Lily.

• Lelie (Afrikaans/Dutch) – pronounced: LEEL-li
• Shushan (Armenian) – pronounced: SHOO-shun
• Zanbaq (Azerbaijani) – pronounced: zan-BACK
• Nalina (Bengali) – pronounced: na-LEE-na
• Iliri (Catalan) – pronounced: -il-LI-ri
• Liryo (Filipino) – pronounced: LEER-ee-oh (also: Lírio [Portugese & Spanish])
• Lis/Lys (French) – pronounced: lees
• Krínos (Greek) – pronounced: KREE-nos
• Liliom (Hungarian) – pronounced: LEE-li-om
• Giglio (Italian) – pronounced: GEE-loo
• Yuri (Japanese) – pronounced: U-ree
• Lilium (Latin) – pronounced: LEE-li-um
• Lilija (Latvian) – pronounced: LEE-li-ah (also: Liliya [Belarusian]; Liilia [Estonian]; Leilja [Lithuanian])
• Teretai (Malay) – pronounced: TEAR-a-thai
• Crin (Romanian) – pronounced: CREEN
• Kuvalai (Tamil) – pronounced: koo-VAH-lai