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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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is this still mega popular and overused?

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BeautifulStars93 · 26/05/2015 21:47

Lily ..
when my first was born we loved it but every other child was called Lily/Lilly/Lilly May. I havent heard any in a while and wondering if the craze has died down?

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KnitFastDieWarm · 27/05/2015 21:24

I have a name that was very unusual in the mid 80s and is now very popular (it's been mentioned up thread ) and I can't say it makes any difference because, y'know, it's ME.

I will never understand this obsession with having an unusual vs a popular name. Just pick a name you like and can imagine working on an adult, make sure the initials don't spell an expletive, and you're good to go!

mrstweefromtweesville · 27/05/2015 21:19

My grandma was Lily. I like it. The only Lily I know at the moment is a soft toy belonging to a close relative.

I know a Primrose, though, and that's a very nice name.

NealCaffreysHat · 27/05/2015 21:16

Magenta 2 of the Lily's I know have sisters called Ruby.

MagentaVitus · 27/05/2015 21:06

Do any of the Lily's people know have siblings called Ruby and/or Poppy? Falling over those sib sets where I live!

NealCaffreysHat · 27/05/2015 21:03

If you love it use it, I know 7 Lily's all under the age of 8 and yes 3 of them have May as a middle name. I am a believer of if you love it use it though so bugger it!

MagentaVitus · 27/05/2015 21:03

Lou is right. I have a 25 year old sister called Phoebe, born before Friends started.

You can never really know whats going to happen.

BeautifulStars93 · 27/05/2015 21:02

monkeyfacegrace
my dd is Isabelle and weve never met another.

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reuset · 27/05/2015 20:54

Yep, that's typical Lou. You have to be able also to predict trends in order to avoid future popular. I've lost count of how many people on here say "It wasn't popular when we chose it!"

You can sometimes see it coming. The same similar popular-so-called-unusual names touted on here and other name forums, lots of which are really on trend and obviously destined for top 100.

QueefOfTheDamned · 27/05/2015 19:57

I know 4 Lilys under the age of 3. 3 of the 4 are in DD's nursery group.

Loumcdoo · 27/05/2015 19:54

Wow interesting and somewhat heated discussion about pretty name.

What about Lillian? Iliana?

It can be next door to impossible to find a name that either isn't popular or about to become so.

To give some examples I have name changed especially to share what happened to our choice of names for our 3 DDs

Evelyn - nn Evie or Eve
Florence
Eliza

All v popular and probably "tired" judging by the comments here but they are 19, 16 and 13 years old and know next to nobody with the same name socially who's not in primary school or younger.

I'm called Sarah and have spent my whole life turning round in supermarkets thinking someone was calling me! In my one friendship group we are known as Sarah P, Sarah C etc and "American Sarah" followed by "American Sarah 2". We couldn't use second names as most of us are Sarah Louise!

Will revert back to usual name now... Shame as I quite like Loumcdoo

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 27/05/2015 19:42

YY monkey.

Monica101 · 27/05/2015 19:33

Go for the name you loved for a long time, you will regret it if not and I speak from experience.

Most of the Lilys I know are aged 7-12 so it is not as popular as it was I think.

monkeyfacegrace · 27/05/2015 19:30

If another baby is introduced to me as Lily, Isobel (or any spelling variation of), Sophia, or Ava I'm going to cry.

Same for boys called Ethan or Harry. Enough already!

MagentaVitus · 27/05/2015 19:26

So popular, so dull, and too infantile. I know 12 ranging from 24 to newborn.

Miltonmaid · 27/05/2015 19:26

Op - I only know one Lily and she's 5.
I think Violet is going to be popular. I know one born this year and two who have been given it as a middle name. Personally, I don't like it because it reminds me of Violent.

applecatchers36 · 27/05/2015 19:23

Know three children of friends/ family; a 5 year old, a 3 year old and a baby

BlueBee · 27/05/2015 19:20

Well I'm biased because Lily is our chosen girls name, I love it.

OurGlass · 27/05/2015 19:18

MrsHathaway, I totally forgot about Violet! I love that. Someone on here the other day said it sounds like violent though, so it's killed it for me a bit now

Mamiof3 · 27/05/2015 19:16

Bet your kids are called Hester and ducking Ottoline or something equally heinous

OurGlass · 27/05/2015 19:16

Ok, good

Mamiof3 · 27/05/2015 19:16

Hahahaha.

No

OurGlass · 27/05/2015 19:15

Are you ok? You seem a bit angry?

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Mamiof3 · 27/05/2015 19:15

Hope you have kids that have literal one off names then, because I'm sure your choices will become boring soon enough

OurGlass · 27/05/2015 19:14

It's my opinion, that's how it's boring. I find the name boring now. That's about it really.

Mamiof3 · 27/05/2015 19:12

How is a name 'boring', it's the name of a PERSON not some fashion contest to see who can be trendier!!!!

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