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.[a] 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]
 Tiger Lily by Robert Lewis Reid. | |
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | English botanical name taken from the name of the flower. |
Usage
editThe 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
edit- Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof (born 1996), British and Australian singer-songwriter, daughter of the Australian singer-songwriter from INXS, Michael Hutchence, and British TV presenter Paula Yates, and adoptive daughter of Irish singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof.
- Tigerlily Taylor (born 1994), British model, daughter of Queen drummer Roger Taylor
Stage name
edit- Tigerlily (DJ), stage name of Dara Kristen Hayes, an Australian DJ and record producer
Pen name
edit- Pen name of Lillie Devereux Blake (1833-1913), American woman suffragist, reformer, and writer
Fictional characters
edit- Tiger Lily (Peter Pan), a character in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan
See also
edit- Tigirlily Gold, stage name of American country music duo Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh
Notes
edit- ^ 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]
References
edit- ^ Lee, Xuan (13 February 2022). "Tiger Lily moved to the city: A personal essay". dailycal.org. The Daily Californian. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "WHY ARE THEY FAMOUS?; NO 1: HEAVENLY HIRAANI TIGER LILY HUTCHENCE". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 3 August 1996. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "The craziest celebrity baby names you might have forgotten about". irishnews.com. Irish News. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Jain, Sanya (7 May 2020). "X A-12 To Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily: Celebs Sure Do Like Weird Baby Names". ndtv.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Sandel, Abby (26 July 2013). "Tigerlily: Baby Name of the Day". appellationmountain.net. Appellation Mountain (blog). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Famous Name: Tigerlily". waltzingmorethanmatilda.com. Waltzing More than Matilda (blog). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Crockett, Moya (19 October 2021). "'Sometimes you're not making a good choice': Unpacking our cultural obsession with baby names". Independent.co.uk. The Independent (London). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Beyond the Top 1000 Names". www.ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Baby Names Statistics". Nisra.gov.uk. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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