Lilias

• Lillias

First recorded in 16th-century Scotland, a variant of Lilian or possibly from the Spanish Liliosa, name of a 9th-century saint, both ultimately from Late Latin lilium (“lily”).

Lilias

1. A female given name.
   • 1864 Frances Eleanor Trollope: The Tale of Aunt Margaret's Trouble. All the Year Round, Aug.11th, 1866, page 100:

     "Poor little thing! She is very wee and frail, isn't she? Only two months old. We came away from the north, as soon as I was able to travel. She is called Lily."

     I remembered Horace having once told me that his mother's name had been Lilias.

   • 1909 Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden, Chapter XXVII:

     "Lilias! Lilias!" he answered. "Lilias! Where are you?"

     "In the garden," it came back like a sound from a golden flute.