Help! Regret?? Sofia/Lilia

[champagneduvin]

Help! Regret!?
Hi.
My oldest dd is Sofia. I never had an issue picking her name. I like that it’s well known world wide, never mispronounced. Its popularity doesn’t bother me. I like that it’s a timeless classic even though it’s quite “in”
Now. I would still consider it a classic, and used royally.

Now for dd2 I’m having such an issue. I feel like I hate every name. My dh and I have finally settled on the name Lilia. My reasons is that I like names that are feminine and end in “A”, it sounds quite melodic and elegant? But the things that put me off is that, I feel like it’s not well known...perhaps a bit too continental and not English. Potential to be mispronounced and not a timeless classic like sofia? I’m worried Lilia is too weird, and Im setting up my dd2 with a weird name. My dh has refused Lillian saying it’s a bit too old lady, and Liliana is too long and frilly. Lilia can always be shorted to lily, but I feel like lily is too common.

My naming style is that I like names like Amelia, Cecelia, Olivia etc. But I do not want to use these names.

Is Lilia a weird name??

Should I try and find another “sofia” name, or is Lilia like “sofia” and am I overly worrying?

Lillia - Lilian?

Lillyan, Lily, Lila, Lillianne, Lilyann, Lilly, Lillyanne, Lilyanne, Lilyan, Lilianne, Liliann, Lillie?

Or Ophelia. I love Ophelia.

WEird? Really? Lilia is easily the most popular name in my DC’s school. Pretty name. There are a few variant spellings. Lilia seems the most classic to me.

Flamingopoet... really?? Where do you live?
I’m struggling as everyone keeps mispronouncing the name and keeps requestioning the name..

Is there a large polish community @flamingopoet as it seems quite popular with Eastern Europeans...so maybe that’s why it’s so popular at your dc school?

It makes me think of Russian dancers, which is no bad thing. You'd get no confusion with Lydia.

Leila?

It's fine.. I like the suggestion of Eliza

I love Lilia. To me the pronunciation is straightforward. However, I know a Sofia whose name is pronounced differently to how I imagine Sophia is pronounced.

Both lovely names.

I’ve actually never heard of this name. But it seems pretty and easy to pronounce (Lily-ah?) so can’t see an issue.

I would have asked how you say Sofia as I know the ''i" can be an ee sound or an eye sound.
Lilia I can only think of one way of saying it - like Lily with a at the end?

Personally I find Lilia a bit awkward to say. And quite a mouthful together with Sofia.

Emilia
Lydia

I love it! I remember watching Strictly Come Dancing with my mum as a kid and there was a dancer called Lilia. I loved the name and said I'd call my daughter that one day. Unfortunately I forgot about it until now, or I would have!

We have a Lydia in the family who we all call Lilia as a pet name.

Lilia are pit traps arranged in a quincunx pattern dug by the Roman armies in front of their defences. I thought that was quite interesting.

The older generation may also think of San pro.

This thread seems like it might be relevant to you:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/1456703-Shall-I-change-my-babys-name

I know a young Lilith.

Sanitary towels here too, sorry. My much younger nursery colleagues all laughed hysterically when parents booked in a baby Lilia, so it's not an outdated reference.

Your colleagues don't seem terribly professional, Marcipex! I can't recall any teachers I know ever openly laughing at a kid's name, and we've had some doozies come through! I hope that you reigned it in as a more senior member of staff.

I know a few have said it but definitely prefer Lydia

I knew a Lydia, she got called Lydia Chlamydia at school so always puts me off.
Lillia is fine as is Lilah, Leila, Lola.

I teach, Lilia although not super popular is not uncommon. There is no doubt in how its pronounced! I also suggest the alternative Lillia spelling?

Other similar names...,

Alexandra
Alicia
Anna
Clara
Emilia
Elena (ok not British spelling)
Hannah/Hanna
Isabella
Jessica
Katrina
Lucinda
Miranda
Nicola
Ophelia
Rebeca
Susanna
Tamara
Victoria
Zara

Festivenut, well no, they weren't. Several also groaned loudly in front of a parent announcing a new baby's name. The parent indignantly said 'what's wrong with Isabel?' Well, nothing, except five out of the seven girls in the room were called Isabel, but so rude.
The room manager did reprimand them that time.

I know a Delia, like the chef but is a sweet, classic and not overused name.

I think it's too similar to Sophia/Sofia. What about Lilah?

Marcipex your colleagues sound completely unprofessional.

"Laughing hysterically" about a child's name, even if not infront of a parent is both immature and unprofessional. To groan infront of a parent announcing their baby's name is appalling.

Yes, Molakai, I agree. I'd say there were two or three good staff members v. five or six rude and lazy.
There was a lot of favouritism, openly preferring the little girls etc.
Working in a baby room was not what I expected.