Given name

Lylac

“resembling the bluish-purple flower”

Lylac is a variant of Lilac. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the bluish-purple flower.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lylac is a variant of Lilac. One Latin interpretation is “resembling the bluish-purple flower.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lylac is a variant of Lilac. Lilac has been associated with French, Arabic, and Persian naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Lylac’s family of names

Lylac has a related form in Lilac.

Walk Lylac’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lylac, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Lilak

“resembling the bluish-purple flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lilack

“resembling the bluish-purple flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Ukrainian · Nature

Lisnic

“forest dweller”

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Nature

Lidman

“a man of the sea; a sailor”

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Nature

Lyndlie

“from the pastureland” · “from the meadow of linden trees”

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Nature

Lissi

“resembling a flower” · “God is my oath”

No U.S. birth series

2% boys · 98% girls

Nature

Lilch

Lilch is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”

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Nature

Linddun

“from the hill of lime trees” · “from the lime tree”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Lylac’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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