Tigerlily (given name)

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Tigerlily
Tiger Lily by Robert Lewis Reid.jpg
Tiger Lily by Robert Lewis Reid.
GenderFeminine
Language(s) English
Origin
MeaningEnglish botanical name taken from the name of the flower.
Tiger Lily is a character in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, his 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, and their various adaptations. Tiger Lily.PNG
Tiger Lily is a character in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up , his 1911 novel Peter and Wendy , and their various adaptations.

Tigerlily or Tiger Lily is an occasionally used English feminine given name used in reference to the flower known as the tiger lily due to its coloration that resembles a tiger. [lower-alpha 1] It was the name of a character in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up , his 1911 novel Peter and Wendy , and their various adaptations. More attention was drawn to the name after its use by Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates for their daughter in 1996. [2] [3] [4] It is a name with an image of bold and unconventional beauty, bordering on the outlandish, in Western countries. [5] [6] It is considered a “guilty pleasure” name by some. [7]

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Usage

The name has been in occasional use in English-speaking countries since at least the 1990s but has never been ranked among the most popular names for newborn girls. There were 17 newborn American girls who received the name in 2020, 11 in 2021, 9 in 2022, and 12 in 2023. [8] Three newborn girls were named Tigerlily in Northern Ireland in 2022. [9]

Women

Stage name

Pen name

Fictional characters

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Notes

  1. It is a flower name also used in other languages such as the Mandarin Chinese name Xuān (萱) from xuān cǎo (萱草). The flower is said to be associated with motherhood in Chinese culture. [1]

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References

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