Penelope or Lillian

[Chicci1]

Torn between these two names for our upcoming arrival. We like the idea of having a longer formal name that can be shortened so for day to day she would be Penny or Lily. What do you prefer? Thanks!

Lilian (but with 1 l in the middle and not 2).

Lillian of course

Lillian :)

There are millions of Lily's...

Hmmm. One of our concerns about lillian is that lily is too popular. Any suggestions for alternatives we might like?

I prefer Penelope 'Penny'

Lilian although I'm not a massive fan of lily. I dislike Penelope intensely.

My 8yo is utterly obsesses with the name Penelope. She calls any story character, new toy etc Penny or Penelope.
Maybe she's onto a winner!

Penelope but I prefer Nell to Penny as a nn. Lilly is too popular for me.

Penelope (Penny) Too many Lily's the names getting boring now

I'm not sure I like either. If I had to choose probably Penny because its more unused but I don't think its a particularly nice name in its own right either. Penny is, however, infinitely better than Penelope. Its a stage name to me and i can't get past the Penelope Keith association. For some odd reason, I rarely if ever associate it with Penelope Cruz.

What about Constance nickname Connie?

If popularity bothers you avoid lily. There is at least one in each class here. Sadly the name has lost any charm through total over use.

Love Penelope but would probably go for nn Poppy. Unfortunately I am having a boy so cannot use either of my choices - Penelope or Calliope both nn Poppy.

Def happy about the boy though.

I would pick Penelope.

I don't like Penelope at all.

Lillian, I love. But the popularity would be a factor if I were in your shoes.

Love Penelope. Nell over Penny for me.

Lillian sounds very 80s to me for some reason, i don't like it. Love Lilith though.

My great aunt lilian had two ds, sylvia/sylvie and Vivien. I adore the name sylvie

My friend just called her baby Penelope Eleanor and I think it is a gorgeous name. She is American and lives in Singapore but I still think it would be great in the UK.

Penelope