Tigerlily (given name) explained

Tigerlily
Gender:	Feminine
Meaning:	English botanical name taken from the name of the flower.
Language:	English

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. 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.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is a name with an image of bold and unconventional beauty, bordering on the outlandish, in Western countries.^{[4] [5]} It is considered a “guilty pleasure” name by some.^[6]

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.^[7] Three newborn girls were named Tigerlily in Northern Ireland in 2022.^[8]

Women

• 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

• Tigerlily (DJ), stage name of Dara Kristen Hayes, an Australian DJ and record producer

Pen name

• Pen name of Lillie Devereux Blake (1833-1913), American woman suffragist, reformer, and writer

Fictional characters

• Tiger Lily (Peter Pan), a character in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan

See also

• Tigirlily Gold, stage name of American country music duo Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh

Notes and References

1. Web site: WHY ARE THEY FAMOUS?; NO 1: HEAVENLY HIRAANI TIGER LILY HUTCHENCE . 3 August 1996 . independent.co.uk . The Independent . 24 May 2022 .
2. Web site: The craziest celebrity baby names you might have forgotten about . 22 February 2017 . irishnews.com . Irish News . 24 May 2022 .
3. Web site: X A-12 To Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily: Celebs Sure Do Like Weird Baby Names . Jain . Sanya . 7 May 2020 . ndtv.com . 23 May 2022 .
4. Web site: Tigerlily: Baby Name of the Day . Sandel . Abby . 26 July 2013 . appellationmountain.net . Appellation Mountain (blog) . 23 May 2022 .
5. Web site: Famous Name: Tigerlily . 19 February 2014 . waltzingmorethanmatilda.com . Waltzing More than Matilda (blog) . 23 May 2022 .
6. Web site: 'Sometimes you're not making a good choice': Unpacking our cultural obsession with baby names . Crockett . Moya . 19 October 2021 . Independent.co.uk . The Independent (London) . 21 May 2022 .
7. Web site: Beyond the Top 1000 Names . 7 May 2022 . www.ssa.gov . United States Social Security Administration . 22 May 2022 .
8. Web site: Baby Names Statistics . 27 March 2023 . Nisra.gov.uk . Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . 5 April 2023 .