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Name to hyphenate with Lily?

109 replies

threeleftfeet · 01/04/2012 14:11

Lily-something?

or possibly Something-Molly perhaps?

Along the lines of Lily-Beth, or Hannah-Molly.

Not May Rose or Grace though.

All ideas gratefully received! Smile

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blueberryboybait · 02/04/2012 22:55

I met a Lily-Agnes the other day. But please don't burden the poor child with hyphenated name.

SilkStalkings · 02/04/2012 22:51

Oh Lily Miranda is lovely, great metre and those cmooth continuants /l/ and /m/.
Agreed no hyphens, so many about.

CremeEggThief · 02/04/2012 20:45

Ooh, Lily Amelia is lush!

DoubleGlazing · 02/04/2012 19:55

Another vote for non-hyphenated. But whether you hyphenate or not, how about considering some longer middle names?

Lily Charlotte
Lily Amelia
Lily Juliet
Lily Abigail
Lily Francesca
Lily Sophia
Lily Rebecca
Lily Isobel
Lily Jasmine
Lily Alexandra
Lily Miranda

EssentialFattyAcid · 02/04/2012 19:40

Personally all hyphenated names make me cringe

SodoffBaldrick · 02/04/2012 19:37

Please don't hyphenate. Especially with Lily.

Bunbaker · 02/04/2012 19:30

And please don't have May/Mae. Every other girl's middle name/hyphenated second part on here is May/Mae.

siilk · 02/04/2012 11:49

I know a lovely little girl called Lily-May.

BeaditAli · 02/04/2012 11:37

I'd definitely stay away from Lily or Molly Anna for fear of it sounding too 'PollyAnna'

cakeismysaviour · 01/04/2012 23:04

For the love of god, don't do it!

If you want to be unusual, but like the name Lily, what about Lillith, Liliana or Lillian? You could then use Lily as the shortened version.

DeepThought · 01/04/2012 22:58

Julie-Lily

Like Edward Woodward

exoticfruits · 01/04/2012 21:56

Don't hyphenate-she will drop it anyway as soon as she gets to school.

mathanxiety · 01/04/2012 21:38

Lily-Fay
Lily-Marie
Lily-Noelle
Lily-Camille
Lily-Claire
Lily-Brooke
Lily-Belle
Lily-Cerise
Lily-Chantal
Lily-Michelle
Lily-Soleil
Lily-Estelle
Lily-Simone
Lily-Elise

Prunella79 · 01/04/2012 21:19

I always thought Lily-Celeste would be charming

Janoschi · 01/04/2012 20:06

Lily-Louise
Lily-Teresa
Lily-Sue
Lily-Faith
Lily-Belle

Molly-May
Molly-Joy
Molly-Jane
Molly-Anna
Molly-Sue

Can't think of anything that works with Molly at the end...

Sorry!

Bunbaker · 01/04/2012 19:52

Please don't give her a hyphenated name - they are very cheesy and I'm, afraid round here, considered rather chavvy.

welovesausagedogs · 01/04/2012 19:51

What about Honey-Lily
Or Honey-Lillie

Don't you think it sounds lovely

toobreathless · 01/04/2012 19:50

Detest hyphenated names generally.

BUT, love Lily-Joy, just popped into my mind.

nooka · 01/04/2012 19:36

I agree with everyone else, hyphenated names, unless perhaps you are French are truly very very naff.
If you want a fancier, less used name than Lily choose something else! Lilibeth/Lilibet are shortenings of Elizabeth btw.
Hannah-Molly is a bit clunky and quite odd sounding to me.

sonniebonnie · 01/04/2012 18:08

I know a Mia-Lily, mostly called Mia. I like that.

PosiePumblechook · 01/04/2012 17:52

Lily-Beth sounds like that awfully twee pottery.

LesAnimaux · 01/04/2012 17:37

I really don't like hyphenated names, but Liliana (or choose your own spelling) is a really lovely name. Lily-Anna?

doctordwt · 01/04/2012 17:33

How about Lilith?

CupOfBrownJoy · 01/04/2012 17:28

and Lily-Beth sounds like the speaker has a lisp

CupOfBrownJoy · 01/04/2012 17:28

Nothing. It would be twee.

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