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Original poster

Lily or Alice please pick one

133 replies

katielou987 · 04/08/2021 18:40

Love both names and struggling to decide. Which would you choose? x

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Heh1991 · 06/08/2021 01:06

Lily!

curiouscatgotkilled · 05/08/2021 19:19

Alice

Lily is lovely but Alice is lovelier

HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 05/08/2021 19:11

Lilly

Lillith111 · 05/08/2021 13:28

Alice

helpmum2003 · 05/08/2021 13:23

Alice.

Lily is also lovely but currently the double barrelling with other names puts me off a bit. You could go for Elizabeth and then choose Lily/Libby/Lizzie/Betty as your nn.

dannydyerismydad · 05/08/2021 13:17

All the Alice's I know are great. Bags of personality, forthright, cheeky and fun to be around.

Lily is a pretty name, but there are loads of them around. Most of them are double barrelled though Lily-May, Lily-Rose, Lily-Grace. Lily alone is more unusual and pretty.

RiaOverTheRainbow · 05/08/2021 11:42

Alice

WoSarah · 05/08/2021 11:40

Lily

thriftyhen · 05/08/2021 11:03

Alice.

RonaldMcDonald · 05/08/2021 11:02

Both are nice
Alice is less used in my opinion and Lily will have a run as the Sussexes have a Lili

AperolWhore · 05/08/2021 11:00

Any name that ends in a Y sound unfortunately sound like a dogs name so my choice would Alice.

pictish · 05/08/2021 10:45

Alice. Lily has been done to death. Nice enough name but so ubiquitous now.

VeryLongBeeeep · 05/08/2021 10:44

Alice. I've always struggled a bit with Lily, it's almost like my tongue gets stuck to the roof of my mouth trying to get the sounds out (I appreciate that's weirdly specific though! Grin )

Pemba · 05/08/2021 10:40

Alice is such a great classic strong name.

Lily is really pretty but a bit girly and ephemeral in comparison.

Bin85 · 05/08/2021 09:28

Alice its a stronger name.

CaffiSaliMali · 05/08/2021 09:28

Alys is on my list so it's Alice for me.

They're both nice but Alice has a more timeless feel. Alicia is lovely too.

MintyGreenDream · 05/08/2021 09:03

Alice.Every other little girl is called lily

BusySittingDown · 05/08/2021 09:01

@BikeRunSki no it wouldn't be a problem at all. There is no child now that would even know about the song (at least I hope not!)

They're both equally beautiful names, it's just my immature brain that reacts every time DD mentions her friend.

LittleRedPill · 05/08/2021 08:28

Alice. I work with children and Lily is so common where I am.

Cbeebiesrehab · 05/08/2021 08:25

Alice 100%%%%

Ladyaramis98 · 05/08/2021 08:20

Vote for Alice as well. Alicia and Alisa versions are also lovely. Lily sounds a bit shallow to me, whilst Alice has sophistication about it

Chachachawoo · 05/08/2021 08:17

Alice (also love Elise)

WindyRose · 05/08/2021 07:58

My lovely grandmother was Alice, been thinking about her today even before reading this post.

While she didn't have much in the way of worldly things (money etc) she gave lots of love and taught me many things and I still miss her heaps.

So Alice gets my vote!! Flowers

IdblowJonSnow · 05/08/2021 07:52

I like both but would go with Alice I think.

ODFOx · 05/08/2021 07:34

Alice