Lilian

Definitions

A female given name from Latin.

Equivalents

Examples

“Airy, fairy Lilian, / Flitting, fairy Lilian, / When I ask⟳ her if she loves me, / Claps her tiny hands above me, / Laughing all she can.”

“When it was my turn⟳ Roger told the crowd that my romanised second and third name⟳, if written as one word in Pinyin, as is now the custom, was exactly like⟳ the English girl's name⟳ Lilian and he therefore proposed to leave⟳ it like⟳ that, Lilian being a very pretty name⟳, he said.”

“These behaviors and mindsets contrast with mindful eating, which means using all your physical and emotional senses to experience⟳ and enjoy⟳ the food choices you make⟳ without judgment, said Lilian Cheung, a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication in the nutrition department at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email.”

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