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Greetings,
Unfortunately we weren't able to find any evidence for "Lily," or anything that sounds similar, as a Welsh name.
Even in English, it's likely that "Lily" was not a given name until the 19th century. The surname "Lily" (with many spelling variants) may be evidence that there was once a given name "Lily," which probably would have been a diminuitive of "Elizabeth." However, there's no direct evidence of the given name "Lily" until Victorian times, when it became popular to use the names of flowers for girls.
On the positive side, we think that "Telynores" would be a reasonable surname. It's somewhat difficult to research Welsh-language naming practices before 1200 because records before that time were written in Latin. However, records in the late 1200's (1) show the use of "telynor" as a surname, and also show that women were known by their occupation (there is an example of "gwyheddes" or weaver). So it should be possible for a woman to be known as "telynores."
If you're interested in a list of period Welsh women's names, or would like any other assistance, please let us know.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of St. Gabriel
(1) Williams-Jones, Keith. "The Merioneth Lay Subsidy Roll 1282-3"
Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1976.