Baby girl name - Which of the two?

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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 🤣

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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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