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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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user1493494961 · 04/08/2021 22:04

Alice.

shapes1 · 04/08/2021 21:12

Alice

Tiddlywinkly · 04/08/2021 21:10

Disagree with Chunky. Not wet or weak at all.

Tiddlywinkly · 04/08/2021 21:08

I like Alice. Not keen on Lilly/Lily. Too popular/ bland. My great grandmother was Lilian which is a bit different?

Chunkymenrock · 04/08/2021 21:07

Lily. Alice is such a wet, drippy, weak name.

Phoebesgift · 04/08/2021 21:03

Alice 100%. Lily seems to me a bit wet.

LimeRedBanana · 04/08/2021 21:01

Lily will sound dated to the next generation due to its high popularity right now.

Alice is lovely and more timeless.

AutumnColours9 · 04/08/2021 21:00

Lily

PidgeInAPud · 04/08/2021 20:59

Alice definitely.

TonkinLenkicks · 04/08/2021 20:57

We had to chose between Alice and Lily.

We went with Lily and love it

PaolaDiLorenzo · 04/08/2021 20:57

They are both nice but I prefer Lily slightly more. Alice seems better as a middle name. Lily Alice would be lovely.

GlitteryFlaps · 04/08/2021 20:57

Alice x

Datsandcogs · 04/08/2021 20:56

I love Alice.

Lily is very popular and a little dated, but more than that won’t suit every girl - it’s a delicate, willowy style of name to me.

RuthW · 04/08/2021 20:54

Alice

ActonSquirrel · 04/08/2021 20:49

Alice

Classic and royal

irresistibleoverwhelm · 04/08/2021 20:47

Alice for me, but they’re both nice!

adeleh · 04/08/2021 20:47

Alice. I think it’s a beautiful name and more unusual than Lily.

Jumpingintosummer · 04/08/2021 20:46

@FadoFado

Alice always sounds a bit limp to me.

I'd go for Lily.

Goes to show how people differ, I think the opposite. I find Alice a strong classic name that could take you anywhere yet find Lily a bit wishy washy.
MsTSwift · 04/08/2021 20:44

They are both very popular Lily more so if that bothers you

Marcipex · 04/08/2021 20:43

Lily

PumpkinKlNG · 04/08/2021 20:43

Lily

Unfashionable · 04/08/2021 20:42

I genuinely like both names. Toss a coin, you can’t go wrong.

Noshowwithoutpunch · 04/08/2021 20:41

Love Alice.
Lily feels dated around here. Very popular 10years or so ago.

DiscoDinoBooBoo · 04/08/2021 20:37

Lily x

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 04/08/2021 20:29

Alice.

Lily feels a bit ‘early 2000’s’.