Lilly\lily or other suggestions

[Baby2019w]

So have chosen the name for our baby girl but unsure on how to spell it? How has everybody spelt their child's name Lilly/ lily or any other suggestions

It’s spelled L-I-L-Y, like the flower.

The other way is an aberration that seems to be becoming more common nowadays which is why I probably judge the parents of the little “Lillys” i know as perhaps not being the best at spelling.

For the record, I know how snotty I sound

I agree with Paul 100%

Lily. When we had our DD the midwife asked us how we were spelling it... I thought she was nuts.

What Paul said. Lily is the correct and only spelling.

It can be Lili if your Welsh. The flower is called 'Lili Wen Fach' in Welsh (little white lilly)

Lily

I’d say that of course regional/foreign/indigenous spellings make sense; if I saw a kid enrolled to my class called Lili I’d presume they were Welsh or German.

BUT Lily (in English) is not spelled with a double L.

(Ps that’s not me lecturing you @mamimawr even if it reads like that )

Lily. Lilly would immediately indicate illiterate parents.

Lily.

I should add that Lilly makes sense if the name is shortened from Lillian, but I would still be inclined to spell it Lily.

Lily

We’ve got a Lili, a Lily and a Lilian in the family aged from mid 50s to late 80s

We don’t believe in double Ls obviously

I know a Lily and a Lillie 

If it’s a name by itself, then Lily like the flower.

Lilly only makes sense as an abbreviation for Lillian, as that has two Ls

Lily.

Lilian doesn’t always have two Ls. It was many years before I saw the double L version but it was a deeply unpopular name when I was growing up so you didn’t see it very often at all

Susannah/Suzanne/Susan all mean 'lily' if they've ever appealed to you.

Lilly is only for the illiterate.

It's Lily, like the flower.

In the same way it's Daisy, not Daysy

Lily (although I know plenty of both).

Lilia is also gorgeous, I saw it from a past Strictly come Dancing pro :) or Liliya, a Russian spelling.

Agreed that it’s correctly spelt Lily...

I know you weren’t looking for comments on the name itself but just want to make sur you are comfortable with how popular Lily is!? My niece is Lily and there are 4 (yes 4!) others in her year at school (reception). All spelt the same........