Lily

[Rayche1]

Apart from Lillian is there anything Lily could be short for?

I know a Liliana

Lily is traditionally short for Elizabeth.

But I'm an Elizabeth and I think people would give me the side-eye if I tried to get them to call me Lily, as the diminutive thing is not common knowledge (sort of like Daisy traditionally being a diminutive of Margaret).

More obvious ones:

• Liliana
• Lilia
• Lilibet
• Lilith

Tigerlily

Lilevi (one of my favourite names - Swedish and means little fighter)
Lillemor (Swedish)
Lilias (Scottish)
Liliane (French)

I know an Annalise who is called Lily.

Lilivia is lovely

Agree with pp Liilevi is beautiful

I love the name Lilith but you may want to bear in mind the folkloric associations (She's a demon). Doesn't bother me but it might some.

Lilibeth
Lilith
Liliana

Personally I quite like Lillian though but find Lily way too popular for me to use

Yeah well the issue is teen dd wants to alter her name as she thinks Lily is too airy fairy (& I completely support her decision) but keep the nn Lily. Trouble is she's not 100% keen on Lillian, Liliana is too trendy. She thinks Lilibeth is just like tacking another name on the end.
Lilia and Lilieve(sp?) possibles. Any other? Is the anything with lily on the end?

Sorry mean Lilevi, is that pronounced Lil - evie? Again she may just think that's tacking on. At least Lillian sounds like its own name

Could she just call herself Lila.

Too trendy. She wants a serious high court judge type name

Elizabeth. Can't go wrong if she's keeping Lily for daily use.

I know a Cordelia who is a Lily.

I'm interested in the need for a serious name! No issue with it all, just find it funny when I have a 'serious' birth certificate name and do all I can to avoid it! I use a far less formal shortening, even in a serious, professional job.

Cecily/Cecile?
Emily?

Not -lily exactly, but I wouldn't think Lily was out of the question for a nn.

Elizabeth is probably the most serious high court judge name that's been suggested (for me at least) and does have the established nickname Lily.

Would something like Delilah or Talila work or are they too airy for her as well?

Or have Lily become a middle name and pick a completely new first name to use outside the family?

I like Melvyn's suggestions: Cecilia? Emilia? Lilah? I like Elizabeth and Lilian a lot - and they're both old names with some weight to them, I'd say.

One of our family members is Olivia but has been Lily for as long as anyone can remember!!

My DD is Elizabeth and has always been called Lily. The Queen was called Lilibet as a kid so if it's good enough for her...

Emiliana?