Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lilia

/lˈiliə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: lil-ia
IPA: /lˈiliə/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin.

Example Sentences

"Lilia, wild with sport, / Half child, half woman as she was, had wound / A scarf of orange round the stony helm,"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lilia

Rhymes With

emilia hemophilia sibilia

Questions

How do you pronounce lilia?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈiliə/.
What does lilia mean?: A female given name from Latin.
Where does lilia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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