Lily or Lola?

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Can't decide!
Lily or Lola
Love both & don't mind about the popularity of Lily. Which one is nicer / should we go for? Thank you!

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I suppose Oliver is the new Gary, then?
There’s something a bit off about the way popular girls names, amelia, Olivia etc are called ‘The new Tracy or Sharon’, but popular boys names aren’t. Lily is clearly not the ‘new lisa’, it’s a name that’s been around for centuries, and can be found on the top 100 baby names of 1900, bear the top. Lisa isn’t...
The new Tracy, Sharon’s, Lisa’s etc will be Nevaeh, Taylor, Alyssa. Names that were never used, then suddenly become popular. And are used more by people who are working class.

Lola.
So many Lily's here that it makes me yawn.

Lilys/Lillie's ???

Lola is lovely.

Auto-correct added those apostrophes both times, not me. Just saying.

I know Lily is really popular but i have always loved it!

I think Lola is a porn star name. I don't know why.

I know twins called Lily & Lola not helpful

Lily. Lola is a name for a Chihuahua, a showgirl or a porn star as someone mentioned above. Also reminds me of Lolita.

Balonz?

That’s a bit rogue, Ann.

Chap?

cant get over Lola being a showgirl tbh, with feathers etc.
also it's short for 'Lolita'. in fact Humbert Humbert refers to Lolita as Lola a few times.
So Lily for me.

Decided on Lily, thanks everyone! Middle name suggestions?

Rose

Lola is much nicer.

I also like Paloma, which I always think of being a similar name.

Lily is a beautiful name.

Maybe Lily Elise
or Lily Catherine

Not Rose. There's a zillion kids with Rose as a middle.

Suggestions for middle:
Catherine
Rosanna (bit flowery with Lily, though)
Hope
Marie
Aurora
Rebecca
Miranda
Juliet
Caroline
Hazel (also v flowery combo to me)
Blythe
Abigail
Miriam
Faith
Serena
Pearl
Jane
Carmen

Personally I like it with a longer middle name.

would like something perhaps a bit more uncommon than Lily, Pearl is nice

Lily Pearl is beautiful!

Also:
Lily Martha
Lily Serena
Lily Esther
Lily Rowan

I'm not sure I'd put Lily together with Pearl - they've both got some long-established weight behind them in terms of concepts of purity, chastity, innocence, etc. Perhaps another name with with less (or different) symbolism.

Lily Constance
Lily Madeline
Lily Emmeline
Lily Francesca

Lily but it's very popular at the moment. I usually have a few in my class. I know SO many dogs called Lola.

Last year I taught a Lolita.

How about Lily Dolores as Lola is short for Dolores?

Lily Josephine
Lily Sophia
Lily Rosabelle
Lily Abigail
Lily Aurora
Lily Evangeline
Lily Maude
Lily Marie
Lily Frances
Lily Madison

Lily Marie

Lily Alexandra
Lily Anastasia
Lily Beth
Lily Florence
Lily Antoinette