Lilly - an incorrect spelling - is the 33rd most popular girl's name of 2007!

[DarthVader]

How can people give their child a name which is spelt wrong???

Lily is the name of a flower - there is no alternative spelling, just one that says to the world, "my parents cannot spell".

[FlamesparodyOfAChristmasName]

[Iota]

perhaps it's not Lily the flower but Lilly the girls name that sounds the same

[DarthVader]

I think there should be a spell check facility at the registry office to avoid years of embarassment later on

[ATortIsForLifeNotJustChristmas]

I thought the same as Iota.

[Iota]

how about Brooke?

like Brooke Shields

brook the stream is spelt brook

[Iota]

Skye

or is that Skye the island so it's ok?

[AwayInAMunker]

DS1 has a name that I spelt correctly and say correctly. However, it's often mispronounced and one woman in particular used to repeat it to me, slowly, with a patronising "oh dear, can't you say your DS's name" look. I murdered her, obviously.

[Blandmum]

Oh calif....I love the name Bronwen!

Fabbo and wonderful

[Iota]

and what about Russell?

that should be spelt Rustle

[DarthVader]

Iota there is no such name as "Lilly", what would "Lilly" be supposed to mean if not the flower?

[AwayInAMunker]

When my parents went to register me, there was a couple there who wanted to call their son "Lovely" because he was.

The registrar sent them away to reconsider their idea.

Perhaps that should be done more now

[Iota]

Phil should be spelt Fill

[Iota]

Taylor should be spelt Taylor

[Iota]

oops

Taylor should be spelt Tailor

[Hulababy]

On the baby name type websites they spell the name in three ways:

Lily
Lilly
Lilli

Originas are just given as Lily.

[Iota]

Lilly is also a short form of Lillian

[walkinginawinterBundleland]

or even Lillie Langtry

[Hulababy]

Lots of names have changed spelling, or rather have additional spelling variations, over the years, for lots of reasons.

I personally tend to prefer the more traditional versions. But prefer something like Lilly to a mde up non-name TBH.

DD's name has two spellings. We chose the less common of the two, but it is a perfectly valid and also an old spelling too. However spend many a time having to correct people's spelling of it.

[Iota]

dammit bundle - they really couldn't spell in the olden days

[DarthVader]

Iota is Maffew OK too?

[handlemecarefully]

DD picked up her 10m swimming certificate on Sunday made out to 'Lilly'

Thick tossers