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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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MerryGuide · 19/03/2026 12:23

Aliki is definitely more interesting! Does it sound like "leaky" through or is the pronunciation different?

lululu99 · 19/03/2026 12:22

There are tons of Lilys. Go with Aliki, it’s lovely!

CurlewKate · 19/03/2026 12:18

HalzTangz · 19/03/2026 12:06

I have a very common English name and it's mis pronounced pretty much daily 🤣

Yep. All the more reason not to give your child a name that very few people in the country you live in will EVER get right! I have lived in several countries and speak a bit of several languages and am not sure how to stress Aliki…..

Calliopespa · 19/03/2026 12:14

I think Lily is definitely more familiar to UK ears.

TartanCurtain · 19/03/2026 12:07

I would go with Aliki - it still offers the option for using Lily as a nn but has more links to your routes (and Lily is very common so might be nice to have something less usual in your back pocket so to speak)

HalzTangz · 19/03/2026 12:06

ruralwanderer · 19/03/2026 12:04

Lily is definitely the easier name. Aliki is gorgeous but will be constantly mis-pronounced (Ah-lick-ee or Ah-lee-kee or Ah-lie-kee?).

I have a very common English name and it's mis pronounced pretty much daily 🤣

HalzTangz · 19/03/2026 12:05

I prefer Aliki but Lily is also a lovely name

ruralwanderer · 19/03/2026 12:04

Lily is definitely the easier name. Aliki is gorgeous but will be constantly mis-pronounced (Ah-lick-ee or Ah-lee-kee or Ah-lie-kee?).

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