Lilja

See also: lilja

Faroese

Proper noun

Lilja

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Lilja: Liljuson
  • daughter of Lilja: Liljudóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Lilja
Accusative Lilju
Dative Lilju
Genitive Lilju

Finnish

Etymology

A 19th century flower name from lilja (“lily”). Comparable to English Lily.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliljɑ/, [ˈliljɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑ
  • Syllabification(key): LiL‧ja

Proper noun

Lilja

  1. a female given name
  2. a Finnish surname

Declension
Inflection of Lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Lilja Liljat
genitive Liljan Liljojen
partitive Liljaa Liljoja
illative Liljaan Liljoihin
singular plural
nominative Lilja Liljat
accusative nom. Lilja Liljat
gen. Liljan
genitive Liljan Liljojen
Liljainrare
partitive Liljaa Liljoja
inessive Liljassa Liljoissa
elative Liljasta Liljoista
illative Liljaan Liljoihin
adessive Liljalla Liljoilla
ablative Liljalta Liljoilta
allative Liljalle Liljoille
essive Liljana Liljoina
translative Liljaksi Liljoiksi
abessive Liljatta Liljoitta
instructive — Liljoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Liljani Liljani
accusative nom. Liljani Liljani
gen. Liljani
genitive Liljani Liljojeni
Liljainirare
partitive Liljaani Liljojani
inessive Liljassani Liljoissani
elative Liljastani Liljoistani
illative Liljaani Liljoihini
adessive Liljallani Liljoillani
ablative Liljaltani Liljoiltani
allative Liljalleni Liljoilleni
essive Liljanani Liljoinani
translative Liljakseni Liljoikseni
abessive Liljattani Liljoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Liljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Liljasi Liljasi
accusative nom. Liljasi Liljasi
gen. Liljasi
genitive Liljasi Liljojesi
Liljaisirare
partitive Liljaasi Liljojasi
inessive Liljassasi Liljoissasi
elative Liljastasi Liljoistasi
illative Liljaasi Liljoihisi
adessive Liljallasi Liljoillasi
ablative Liljaltasi Liljoiltasi
allative Liljallesi Liljoillesi
essive Liljanasi Liljoinasi
translative Liljaksesi Liljoiksesi
abessive Liljattasi Liljoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Liljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Liljamme Liljamme
accusative nom. Liljamme Liljamme
gen. Liljamme
genitive Liljamme Liljojemme
Liljaimmerare
partitive Liljaamme Liljojamme
inessive Liljassamme Liljoissamme
elative Liljastamme Liljoistamme
illative Liljaamme Liljoihimme
adessive Liljallamme Liljoillamme
ablative Liljaltamme Liljoiltamme
allative Liljallemme Liljoillemme
essive Liljanamme Liljoinamme
translative Liljaksemme Liljoiksemme
abessive Liljattamme Liljoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Liljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Liljanne Liljanne
accusative nom. Liljanne Liljanne
gen. Liljanne
genitive Liljanne Liljojenne
Liljainnerare
partitive Liljaanne Liljojanne
inessive Liljassanne Liljoissanne
elative Liljastanne Liljoistanne
illative Liljaanne Liljoihinne
adessive Liljallanne Liljoillanne
ablative Liljaltanne Liljoiltanne
allative Liljallenne Liljoillenne
essive Liljananne Liljoinanne
translative Liljaksenne Liljoiksenne
abessive Liljattanne Liljoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Liljoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Liljansa Liljansa
accusative nom. Liljansa Liljansa
gen. Liljansa
genitive Liljansa Liljojensa
Liljainsarare
partitive Liljaansa Liljojaan
Liljojansa
inessive Liljassaan
Liljassansa		 Liljoissaan
Liljoissansa
elative Liljastaan
Liljastansa		 Liljoistaan
Liljoistansa
illative Liljaansa Liljoihinsa
adessive Liljallaan
Liljallansa		 Liljoillaan
Liljoillansa
ablative Liljaltaan
Liljaltansa		 Liljoiltaan
Liljoiltansa
allative Liljalleen
Liljallensa		 Liljoilleen
Liljoillensa
essive Liljanaan
Liljanansa		 Liljoinaan
Liljoinansa
translative Liljakseen
Liljaksensa		 Liljoikseen
Liljoiksensa
abessive Liljattaan
Liljattansa		 Liljoittaan
Liljoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Liljoineen
Liljoinensa

Statistics
  • Lilja is the 136th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,363 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,555 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • Lilja is the 341st most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,372 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin lilium (meaning "lily").

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪlja

Noun

Lilja f (genitive singular Lilju, nominative plural Liljur)

  1. a female given name
  2. A celebrated religious poem by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson.

Declension
declension of Lilja
f-w1 singular
indefinite
nominative Lilja
accusative Lilju
dative Lilju
genitive Lilju
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