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Lilian, Lily-Anna, liliana?

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Popeye44 · 15/06/2017 13:43

which would you go for? Any similar suggestions?

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mummytobemaybe · 16/06/2017 23:49

Liliana or Lilia

Curlyshabtree · 16/06/2017 23:18

Lilia Eve
Lilia Grace
Lilia Jane

Also go well with Liliana/Lillian
Btw, there's a beautiful white rose named Liliana

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Popeye44 · 15/06/2017 23:26

Thanks for everyone's replies 😊 Haven't thought of Lilia, will add to my list! What about a possible middle name to follow all of them?

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DramaAlpaca · 15/06/2017 22:38

Liliana is my favourite, pronounced LilyAhna, not LilyAnna.

Yika · 15/06/2017 22:29

I actually like Lily-Anna, I know hyphens are frowned on here but I like the way they can transform two quite ordinary names into something more unusual.

Otherwise probably Lilian.

Lilia is lovely.

Liliana would be my least preferred.

How about Lia?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/06/2017 20:19

Just Lily, beautiful !

SuperBeagle · 15/06/2017 19:54

Lilian

Though I prefer the spelling Lillian

harderandharder2breathe · 15/06/2017 19:04

I've only ever heard Lilianna as Lily-arna

I like Lilian or Lilianna

PanannyPanoo · 15/06/2017 18:56

Lilianna
Lilibet
Lilia
lillith

AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 15/06/2017 18:46

Lila is also pretty.

AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 15/06/2017 18:45

(I've only ever heard this pronounced Lily-Anna, as it should be)

Not if your heritage is eastern European, which is the case for every Liliana I've known.

KayVerinder · 15/06/2017 18:33

Lilian for sure, I called my DD this (with 2 ls though) and have not met another one.

Under the age of about 65 anyway 😁

ThreeForAPound · 15/06/2017 18:31

I like Liliana.

Lillia/Lilja is a diminutive of Liliana in various European countries.

RuthB4 · 15/06/2017 18:28

Definitely Lillian! By miles!

Other ideas. ...

Evelyn
Verity
Poppy
Leonora
Lydia
Lucinda

MaroonPencil · 15/06/2017 18:16

I would pronounce Liliana as Lili - arna (although not once I had been told it was wrong of course!).

MaroonPencil · 15/06/2017 18:15

I like Lilia best but out of your three, Lilian.
There is also the name Liana, there's a Liana on BBC Essex.

leghoul · 15/06/2017 18:14

Liliana
(I've only ever heard this pronounced Lily-Anna, as it should be)

SoftBlocks · 15/06/2017 18:13

Liliana or Lilia but not Lily-Anna.

auntym · 15/06/2017 18:12

Lilian is by far the nicest of your options imho.

AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 15/06/2017 18:04

Liliana is usually pronounced lily-arna IME - very pretty but a slightly different sound to the others.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 15/06/2017 17:57

Liliana

Curlyshabtree · 15/06/2017 17:34

Lillia is a gorgeous name and not many about

pieceofpurplesky · 15/06/2017 17:32

As a pp said the name Lilia is beautiful

Sophronia · 15/06/2017 17:21

Lilian

Teddy6767 · 15/06/2017 14:28

Liliana

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