百合 is a Japanese given name with 3 readings recorded in JMnedict, Yuka (ゆか), Yuri (ゆり) and Riri (りり); all are recorded as feminine given names. As a word, 百合 means “lily” (JMdict).
Chinese origin
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Meaning: “lily”
Probably the nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of classical verb 揺る (yuru, “to sway, to swing, to wave back and forth”), from the way that lilies tend to grow tall and sway in the breeze. The spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 百合 (bǎihé), indicating the way that lily bulbs cluster together—合わす (awasu, “to gather, combine”)—in large numbers, as in 百 (hyaku, literally “hundred”). For information on the slang for homosexuality, see Yuri (genre).
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