Tiger-Lily
Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Tiger-Lily
Tiger-Lily combines "tiger," from Sanskrit "vyāghra" via Persian and Greek, with "lily," from Latin "lilium," creating a compound name meaning a flower with tiger-like stripes or fierce beauty.
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Etymology
Tiger-Lily combines "tiger," from Sanskrit "vyāghra" via Persian and Greek, with "lily," from Latin "lilium," creating a compound name meaning a flower with tiger-like stripes or fierce beauty. The name has no established use in traditional cultures or religions; it is a modern English invention popularized in Western literature, notably by Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871), where Tiger-Lily is a fictional flower-character.
Tiger-Lily currently ranks #3,599 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2022.
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