Lily

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

What are some good middle names for Lily?

WDYT of Lily anyway? It's (yet another) name I'm considering for our future daughter.

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[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like Lily, but it's...kind of overused? I do like it, but eh.

I like Elizabeth/Elisabeth with Lily as a nickname better.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a bit wary of it's rise in popularity too... but most of my favourite names appear on "the list" nowadays anyway *sigh*

[feisty-fitz.livejournal.com]

Lily Christine
Lily Adelle
Lily Aerie
Lily Rae

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

I love Lily Christine. Christine is on my list too.

[oni85.livejournal.com]

I love Lily Marie :)

[my-goat-henry.livejournal.com]

that name combo is on my 'favorite baby name list.' <33333

[isoldereverie.livejournal.com]

I love the name Lily. It seems muscial and delicate at the same time it feels a little bouncy and fun. :)

[admirari.livejournal.com]

yep

[samaside.livejournal.com]

My cat's name is Lillian Rose...

So, all I think when anyone says Lily is my grandmother calling, "Lilly Rose!"

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

It's a common name, but a very pretty one =)
How about...

Lily Noelle
Lily Justine
Lily Renee
Lily Esme(e)
Lily Diane/a

[feisty-fitz.livejournal.com]

Lily Renee sounds really nice. I like that one.

How do you pronounce Esme(e)? I never saw/heard of it until this group. Is it like ES-may or es-MAY? ..or Es-mee, even? haha I have no idea.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

It's EZ-may or EZ-mee.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Yeah I quite liked Lily Renee myself too =)

Esme(e) is pronounced Es-MAY. Where I'm from, at least. I'm not quite sure about English-speaking countries! =)

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I love a lot of flower/nature names, but Lily is one of the few that I'm just not a fan of. I think I used to like it, and it's not *bad* ... I guess I'm just sick of it.

I read a lot of fanfiction, and Lily is one of those names that *everyone* uses when a character in fanfic has children.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

Haha, good thing I never read fanfiction :P

[admirari.livejournal.com]

hm good point maybe.. theoretically? but i can't think of meeting any adult thinking, "too cutesy for an adult"?

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

I agree with that. I've never met anyone who made me think "gee, their name is way too cutesy for someone their age" :P

[admirari.livejournal.com]

yeah, i think if anything it might make the person seem younger and 'lighter'

[admirari.livejournal.com]

can you think of the names that made you think they were too cutesy? I honestly can't think...

Also, I love your point about old names. What are those names?

and btw, iconlove ~i'm going to be getting a phoenix tat on my bicep this year~

[admirari.livejournal.com]

I like Lucy, Andi, Posie for old women. my great aunt who is in her 80s now was always called Babe by her older sibs.

[admirari.livejournal.com]

Great names! My grandmother's name was Dorothy and she hated it. When she was in her early 90's she was ordering a sandwhich and gave the name, Yasmin :) :)

[yukonsally]

I don't think Lily ages well. Little girl, yes, college, no, professional, no, grandmother, no.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

I can actually see it on someone of any age... but eh.

[my-goat-henry.livejournal.com]

I agree. I think people over think names, and Lily is
one of those names that is always going to sound well
on any age. It's an absolutely beautiful name. ♥

I can see it on a child. friend. mother. grandmother.
anyone! >^____^< But then again, everyone has their
own opinion. lol.

But just sayin'..I really love the name.

[admirari.livejournal.com]

love this comment.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I also agree that it doesn't age well, but I think it's like Molly in that regard. Molly really does not age well, but it is commonly used and it's not uncommon to see it on an adult or an old woman. Lily's about the same.

And I do like Lily better than Lillian. I've got a Lily that is an Lilika and I like that.

[chucklincanuck.livejournal.com]

I knew a Lillian Allison, but she always went by Lily.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Everyone is considering (or has already used) that name for their daughter. It's the Jennifer of the aughts.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

I don't care what everyone else considers :)

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

I love Lillian. It's a popular name, but it's timeless and beautiful. I was thinking about naming one of my twins Lillian if either had been female.

I was thinking of...

Lillian True (Out there I know, I suppose a guilty pleasure)

Lillian Patrice

Lillian Isadora

Lillian Ophelia

Lillian Matilda

Lillian Elsa

Lillian Catherine

[bohemianvegan.livejournal.com]

Lily Anna
Lily Bethany

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like lillian better because it's not as common and could always be shortened to lily.
some suggestions that i think could work w/both lily&lillian:

lily adelaide / lillian adelaide
lily beatrice / lillian beatrice
lily corinne / lillian corinne
lily eve / lillian eve
lily grace / lillian grace
lily jane / lillian jane
lily kate / lillian kate
lily sage / lillian sage
lily shea / lillian shea

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

Lily Mae
Lily Louise
Lily Jane
Lily Sue
Lily Jean
Lily Sophia
Lily Ariel
Lily Snow

[kellyjoy.livejournal.com]

My coworker named her baby Lily Grace.

I would love to use the name, but Lily Farmer would just set my kid up for some lame joks.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

personally i don't like it at all. it makes me think of 3 year olds and grannies but nothing in between.

[evil-laugher.livejournal.com]

Any sort of turn-of-the-century name would go well with it. Like "Agnes" (though most of you probably hate that one).