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Baby girl name - Which of the two?

33 replies

Liposanlightblue · 19/03/2026 11:59

We’re Greeks living in the UK and we’re choosing between two baby names for our DD1 - Lily and Aliki. Both names work well in Greece, but which one do you think would fit better in the UK?

  • Lily is more international for Greeks but still valid and ok name.
  • Aliki is the Greek version of Alice.

We just don't want endless name spelling issues or mispelt names etc. hence we narrowed it down to an easy Greek name and a British/international one.

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PurpleLovecats · 20/03/2026 23:53

Aliki is gorgeous.

user1492757084 · 20/03/2026 23:50

I like Aliki. Lily is too popular,.

I love Olympia, Athena, Margaret, Elena and Alexandra.

Pyjamatimenow · 20/03/2026 13:06

I think she might get Licky so Lily is probably safer but there are plenty of nicer Greek names. I’m Greek also and in our family we have Eleni, Phoebe, Gina and Callie. I also like Athena,Lyra and Thalia

NamingNoNames · 20/03/2026 13:00

Aliki Pipe?

Giraffehaver · 19/03/2026 22:24

Aliki is so pretty though

SuperGreatSmashing · 19/03/2026 22:07

Athena
Ariadne
Alina

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 19/03/2026 22:03

Aliki is lovely and really not hard to pronounce.

Snugglemonkey · 19/03/2026 22:02

Aliki

Kingkingkong · 19/03/2026 22:01

Lily is lovely but I prefer Aliki given your background!

We are a Greek/British family and our girls name shortlist included Eleni, Irini and Petra.

sharkstale · 19/03/2026 21:57

Lily

ChocolateCinderToffee · 19/03/2026 21:55

Aliki.

I like Lily too, but there are a lot of them around.

Olderbutt · 19/03/2026 15:39

Athena.......Anastasia?

Westfacing · 19/03/2026 15:36

There are so many Lily's in the UK - what about Iris if you want to stay with a flower and Greek theme

I don't like the 'sound' of Aliki - sticking with A what about Athena

I have no idea how Iris and Athena as names fit into modern-day Greek society - just my thoughts!

Villanousvillans · 19/03/2026 15:29

Lily. I fear she would constantly have to spell the other name.

steppemum · 19/03/2026 15:26

Lily is very well known in the UK and very familiar. Aliki is completely unknown.
But Lily is also pretty popular and so actaully a bit ordinary and boring.

Aliki is so pretty, really reflects the greek heritage much more unusual. And honestly more than half the class have names which have unfamiliar spellings and pronunciations and nowadays people just get on with it.

user2848502016 · 19/03/2026 15:18

I think Aliki is lovely, I would choose that

SuperMarioToadPrincessPeach · 19/03/2026 15:12

There are tons of Lilys. Not sure I’m keen on Aliki but it’s more interesting then Lily.

MJFEB2026 · 19/03/2026 14:50

Aliki!
Lily is boring!

NamingNoNames · 19/03/2026 14:46

Glitterbiscuits · 19/03/2026 12:53

Lily, It’s a classic for a reason. And a lovely name.

I don't think it's classic.

Eleos · 19/03/2026 12:58

Aliki will be mispronounced in the UK. Lily is really common so won't be.

If you are both Greek then you have a much much bigger pool to choose from!

So many beautiful girls Greek names out there, that readily lend themselves to UK culture and pronunciation. Unless, you are honouring your mothers', in which case, Aliki. Kiki is a cute nm too.

Glitterbiscuits · 19/03/2026 12:53

Lily, It’s a classic for a reason. And a lovely name.

NamingNoNames · 19/03/2026 12:44

Silverbirchleaf · 19/03/2026 12:35

Lily is known to the British. Never heard of Aliki before. I automatically pronounced as Ah - Lick - Kee , not sure if that’s right, and you may spend a lifetime of telling people how it’s spelt . If it’s like Alice , is it A - Lice-See?

It's Al-EE-kih

maddiemookins16mum · 19/03/2026 12:41

Aliki is great but forever and a day people will get it wrong.

Silverbirchleaf · 19/03/2026 12:35

Lily is known to the British. Never heard of Aliki before. I automatically pronounced as Ah - Lick - Kee , not sure if that’s right, and you may spend a lifetime of telling people how it’s spelt . If it’s like Alice , is it A - Lice-See?

NamingNoNames · 19/03/2026 12:29

Aliki but be prepared for misspellings and mispronunciations.