The Name Liliya
Liliya is a female name of Latin origin meaning “lily”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Liliya is a female name of Latin origin. Meaning: “lily”. From the name of the lily flower (Latin lilium), a symbol of purity.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Liliya |
| Short forms | Lilya |
| Affectionate forms | Lilechka, Lilyusha |
Name days (angel’s day)
The name Liliya is not in the Orthodox church calendar.
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Liliya, by tradition, is a tender, dreamy and refined nature. She values beauty and harmony. She can be vulnerable and indecisive. Her strength is gentleness and taste.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Liliya («Лилия») in the Russian 1–9 table: Л 4 + И 1 + Л 4 + И 1 + Я 6 = 16 → 7. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 7: analysis and intuition. Seven is the number of the search for meaning: observation, depth, love of knowledge and quiet. The person needs to understand, not only to act; the weak spot is reserve and mistrust.
Vowels give the soul number 8 (power and achievement), consonants the personality number 8 (power and achievement). The numbers match: what the person wants inside is what they show outside — a sign of an integral nature.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Л=30 + И=8 + Л=30 + И=8 = 76, reduced to 4. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Л (L) — sense of beauty. Artistry, refined taste, a wish to share knowledge and impressions.
Other letters: И — refinement and kindness; Я — sense of dignity.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 7 is linked with Neptune.
| Planet | Neptune |
| Stones | moonstone, cat’s eye, pearl |
| Colours | green, white, pale yellow |
| Favourable days | Sunday, Monday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 7 goes most easily with 2 and 4, and has more friction with 3 and 8.
Goes well with: Valentin, Veniamin, Vyacheslav, Elisey, Ivan, Innokentiy, Lev, Pavel, Stanislav, Yaroslav.
More friction with: Afanasiy, Egor, Nazar, Tihon, Filipp, Yuriy.
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Outcome
The name Liliya carries the meaning “lily”. Name number 7 — analysis and intuition; first letter L — sense of beauty. The soul and personality numbers coincide — the name of an integral nature whose words match its wishes.