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leahellie · 01/12/2023 19:14

Hiiii,

I really love the name Lilo... but how would you pronounce it?

I really don't like the other possible spellings so I'm just wondering if you'd pronounce it like I would 😊

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ginteio · 14/12/2023 08:53

I pronounce it lee-low, not lie-low.

Lilo could be a nice nickname for Liselotte in my opinion, or for more common names like Elizabeth and Elise.

UsingChangeofName · 03/12/2023 16:39

theduchessofspork · 02/12/2023 12:28

OP it reads like an inflatable airbed and sounds like the name of a lapdog or a stripper.

No it won’t be normal in 20 years time, because it’s not normal now, and no, she won’t thank you.

You are having a person not a doll or a pet.

Give her a normal name eg Liana, Lily, Lillian, Leah and call her Lilo as a baby nickname.

This.

Definitely "lie - low" like an inflatable people lie on in the pool.

KirstenBlest · 03/12/2023 15:48

People who haven't had a young child in the past 20-odd years will think it's like in Lilo Lil

peaceinourtime · 02/12/2023 23:09

Please don’t, you can’t stop the mispronunciations and jokes that may be made about it.

Sleepsleepsleep123 · 02/12/2023 19:58

theduchessofspork · 02/12/2023 12:28

OP it reads like an inflatable airbed and sounds like the name of a lapdog or a stripper.

No it won’t be normal in 20 years time, because it’s not normal now, and no, she won’t thank you.

You are having a person not a doll or a pet.

Give her a normal name eg Liana, Lily, Lillian, Leah and call her Lilo as a baby nickname.

This.

Itneverrainsitpissesitdown · 02/12/2023 19:11

Riverlee · 01/12/2023 19:32

Lilo Lil was my first thought! (Showing my age!).

I'm glad I'm not the only one old enough to remember that!

theduchessofspork · 02/12/2023 12:28

OP it reads like an inflatable airbed and sounds like the name of a lapdog or a stripper.

No it won’t be normal in 20 years time, because it’s not normal now, and no, she won’t thank you.

You are having a person not a doll or a pet.

Give her a normal name eg Liana, Lily, Lillian, Leah and call her Lilo as a baby nickname.

MaloneMeadow · 02/12/2023 10:05

Naming your daughter after an inflatable is absolutely ridiculous🙈

Orangeteatime · 02/12/2023 08:34

What about Lida?

Orangeteatime · 02/12/2023 08:33

To rhyme with Milo. It would be fine once you explained how to pronounce it but I'd imagine you'd have to explain lots.

user1492757084 · 02/12/2023 08:10

There is a French name Lilou - Lee-Lou - that you might like.
Lila is sweet

soosal · 02/12/2023 06:09

I would pronounce Lee lo like Lilo and stitch. It’s cute

shoopshoopdedoo · 01/12/2023 23:45

Lie-low. Like a lilo that you float around a pool on.

KirstenBlest · 01/12/2023 20:27

Lilo Lil.

I want my daughter to have a name that is unique.
It's already been used so t's not unique. Lily, Lola, Lila, Layla and Milo are very popular. Also it looks like a typo of Llio, which is an underused Welsh name.

Riverlee · 01/12/2023 19:53

i pronounce it like an inflatable lilo air bed as well.

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leahellie · 01/12/2023 19:43

Sleepsleepsleep123 · 01/12/2023 19:40

Lie lo. As in a cheap inflatable. I would absolutely hate to be called that.

Good job your name isn't that then! 😊

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leahellie · 01/12/2023 19:42

Aquamarine1029 · 01/12/2023 19:37

Your daughter will not be a baby/little girl forever. Most of her life will be spent as an adult, do you really think the name Lilo would serve her well as a grown woman? Nevermind constantly having to correct people on how it's pronounced.

Fortunately, we're not going to be in 2023 forever and names do change. When she's a grown woman it'll be the 2040's, pretty sure they'll be more unusual names in 20 years. I want my daughter to have a name that is unique.

I don't understand why you feel the need to basically tell me to not call my daughter that name because you don't like it. I asked how you'd pronounce it.. it's just rude and unnecessary.

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Pocketfullofdogtreats · 01/12/2023 19:41

Pronounced like the thing you lie on in the pool.

Sleepsleepsleep123 · 01/12/2023 19:40

Lie lo. As in a cheap inflatable. I would absolutely hate to be called that.

GoodVibesHere · 01/12/2023 19:38

I'd pronounce it Lie-low.

I think Leelo would be the only way you'll get people to pronounce it the way you're after. But I've never come across it as a name.

I knew someone called Layla and I know a young Lola.

Aquamarine1029 · 01/12/2023 19:37

Your daughter will not be a baby/little girl forever. Most of her life will be spent as an adult, do you really think the name Lilo would serve her well as a grown woman? Nevermind constantly having to correct people on how it's pronounced.

CoddledAsAMommet · 01/12/2023 19:34

Yep, Lilo Lil for me, too! Really not a good name.

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leahellie · 01/12/2023 19:33

Riverlee · 01/12/2023 19:32

Lilo Lil was my first thought! (Showing my age!).

🤣 my Mother says this!

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Riverlee · 01/12/2023 19:32

Lilo Lil was my first thought! (Showing my age!).

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leahellie · 01/12/2023 19:30

MonsteraMama · 01/12/2023 19:29

Lee-low is what comes to mind first, because I love Lilo and Stitch!

I think it's cute, at least she won't be the 75th Evey or Ava or Wren in her year.

This is exactly what I mean!! It's unique and I love it 🫶🏽

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