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Variation of Lily?

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duckloves · 04/06/2020 13:52

So we love the name Lily and even though it's getting quite popular we still really like it. Yesterday going through nameberry for inspiration this name came up on a completely unrelated thread to the name Lily.

Lilium

What do you think? Is it a realistic alternative? I do like the -um bit quite a lot even though I can't explain why

Thanks xxx

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howlatthetrees · 04/06/2020 14:08

I’m not a fan

HildegardeCrowe · 04/06/2020 14:06

I have a Lily. Agree it sounds medical/scientific like lithium or helium and sounds v.ugly. You’d be doing your poor child a disservice.

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duckloves · 04/06/2020 14:01

We already have a close family members named Lilian and also a Lilia so most other options have been taken! Maybe it is a sign we need another name Sad

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TheDropBear · 04/06/2020 13:59

It sounds scientific/medical, possibly because of ileum.

Plus when you Google it the main results are for a jet.

LilyE1234 · 04/06/2020 13:59

Yeah it reminds me of lithium too and it’s a type of aircraft. She will just end up being called Lily anyway so why not stick with that?

Lillian could be an alternative?

TheThingWithFeathers · 04/06/2020 13:59

Don't be sillium!

NannyR · 04/06/2020 13:58

I think you would spend a lot of time correcting people who think the name is Lilian.

ScarfLadysBag · 04/06/2020 13:57

No, sorry. It's quite a ugly-looking name IMO, which is a shame as Lily is very pretty.

SomethingNastyInTheBallPool · 04/06/2020 13:56

No. Really, no. It sounds like something from an anatomy textbook. “Surgeons we’re forced to remove the lilium, which had become perforated...”

Plus people will always assume it’s Lilian. How about Lilias? It’s a Scottish variant on Lilian.

JoeExoticsPrinceAlbert · 04/06/2020 13:55

Sorry but it reminds me of lithium.

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