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[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

lilly or lily?
other spellings? (lilleigh, *facepalm* at biancasablancas' earlier entry...)
do you perfer a name that could produce lilly/lily as a nickname?

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[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Lily over Lilly. I'm not sure if I prefer it as a full name itself, or short for Lilian, I go back and forth.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lilia as a full name, with Lily as an occasional nickname/

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lily. For some reason (probably because of the flower) the second L seems redundant to me.

I also like Lily better as a full name than as a nickname for anything.

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lilly (because to me it's LIL-lee, not lil-EE), but never as a nn. I don't really like many of the names that it's a nn for, like Lillian. My step-daughter's name is Lilyahna and we just call her Lilyahna, full name, no nns.

[xx-imagination.livejournal.com]

If I knew your step-daughter, I'd call her Lil. Lilyahna is way too long to use in everyday conversation. At least where I'm from, we shorten everything.

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

I usually do, too, but for some reason she's not a "Lil". She's a Lilyahna.

A friend of mine has a son about her age, and he calls her Lily and it's really bizarre to hear. She asks him not to, because she doesn't like it. So he says, "Lily-AHHHH-na" all drawn out in a cute voice.

[xx-imagination.livejournal.com]

Lillian w/ Lilly or Lilian w/ Lily, since it makes more sense to me to match the number of L's. I don't like nicknames as stand alone names.

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

I like Lily as a nickname for Elizabeth. I don't particularly like either Lily or Lilly as a stand-alone name, but I think the spelling Lily is more sophisticated.

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

Lilly looks like the name of a tumbling chubby kid to me. I agree with the poster who said the spelling Lily is more sophisticated.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Yes, a full name is a better option (business card test always in mind!)
I like Lilian, nn Lily.

But Lily is quite versatile, even Emily could work as a full name.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Lily, Lilly, Lilleigh, Lillian...all just one of my least favourite names.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Lily. Regardless of whether or not you're naming her after the flower, you should still spell it correctly.

I sort of like Lillian and I like Lily as a nickname for Delilah and Elizabeth.

[skyekissed.livejournal.com]

I like Lily, and as a full name.

I do like Lilly too, it just makes me think of one of the cats I had growing up as that was her name. lol.

[sarapod.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lily, because regardless of whether the name has anything to do with the flower, it IS still a flower. The alternatives, to me, are kind of like naming your child "Roaze" instead of just Rose. I'm weird about that kind of thing though.

And, I prefer it as the full name. Lilian seems too old to me, and while I think Lilianna is pretty, it's too long and just doesn't seem right.

[ollivander.livejournal.com]

Lily, for sure

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

I like Lily. another option is Lillie, which I don't like, but it's better than Lilly, IMO.

[nothingbuthp.livejournal.com]

I personally like Lily better--it's my favorite name. I have a little cousin named Lilly, though. I had a great-grandmother named Lillian.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

lily. you could always do lili or lilli too.
i'm not a big fan of lily. i think lillian or lila is pretty though.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Lilly as a nickname for Lillian.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Lily, as a name. That's the proper way to spell the flower. Also a nn for Lilith.

Lilly is okay as a nn for Lillian.

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

Lily for the same reason as others - it's the spelling of the flower. I wouldn't say I "prefer" it, but Liliana has caught my attention lately, and I think it's very pretty. Although they've both been growing on me, I probably wouldn't use either name, as they're both shooting up in popularity as of late.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lilli. I think its a fine name on its own but if I had to use a longer name I'd probably use Lilliana. I hate Lillian.

[lilg82882.livejournal.com]

My daughter is named Lillian and Lily is her nn. I hate the way Lilly looks written (or typed)

[charlotteattack.livejournal.com]

Lily, always!

[murderprotocol.livejournal.com]

Lilly; I agree with Lucindrielle (to me it's also LIL-lee, not lil-EE, plus I've just grown to prefer it, even though it's technically 'wrong'.

I think it's perfectly fine as a standalone name, but I really love it as a nickname for Lillith. I don't really like Lilian/Lillian and I really dislike Liliana.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I like Lilly, but I know an amazing Lilly, so I am biased. It seems like more of a "proper" name than Lily, which make me think of the flower first.

I know I Lili but she pronounces it more Li-li than Lily

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Lily.

I prefer just plain Lily, but I think Lilian, Lilia, and Lilias are all very pretty.

[reclaimeddreams.livejournal.com]

We've contemplated naming our future daughter Liliana with the NN Lili. *nods*

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Lily by itself. I prefer the one L spelling.

I also have been liking the name Lilith lately. I don't really like Lilian, though.