Ljiljana

Ljiljana ( Cyrillic : Љиљана) is a female given name , which is mostly common in the Balkans and other Slavic countries.

Origin, meaning and variants

The root of the name is the Serbo-Croatian word ljiljan , in German lily .

Beauty, delicacy and purity are associated with this flower.

There are numerous variants of the name, including the short form Ljilja (Cyrillic: Љиља) and Lila, Lilijana, Liliana, Liki, Lili, Ljiljce, Ljilja, Ljika, Ljiki, Ljiljica.

The English name variant is Lillian , in Romance languages ​​the equivalent is Liliane (French) and Liliana (Italian etc.)

name day

Name day is on January 19th and is usually not celebrated by Serbs.

Well-known namesake

• Ljiljana Buttler , née Petrović (1944–2010), Yugoslav singer
• Ljiljana Jokić Kaspar (* 1951), Serbian writer and journalist
• Ljiljana Petrović (* 1939), Serbian singer
• Ljiljana Radonić (* 1981), Croatian-Austrian political scientist
• Ljiljana Winkler (* 1981), Bosnian opera singer (soprano)