Lillie-Mae as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lillie-Mae

What is the meaning of the name Lillie-Mae ?

The baby name Lillie-Mae is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪli meɪ/ — "LIL-ee MAY".

Lillie-Mae is English in Origin.

Lillie-Mae fuses two English given names: Lillie (Victorian spelling of Lily) and Mae (a 19th‑century variant of May). Lillie comes from the flower name lily, from Latin lilium, emblem of purity and renewal and linked in Christian iconography to the Virgin Mary; it's also connected to pet forms of Lillian/Liliana. Mae stems from the month name May, itself from Maia, Roman goddess of growth, and also serves as a diminutive of Mary.

The compound evokes late‑Victorian and early‑20th‑century naming fashion in Britain and the American South, where double-barrelled, floral-plus-May combinations were popular and have since enjoyed a modern revival. Variants include Lily-Mae, Lilly-Mae, Lillie Mae (unhyphenated), and Lily Mae; related longer forms are Lillian Mae and Liliana Mae. The name’s layered meaning blends “lily” purity with Maia’s springtime vitality - or, via Mary, “beloved” - yielding a vintage, sweetly steadfast choice.