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Girl names that go with Lily please?!

26 replies

SpannerH · 31/12/2018 13:04

Hi.

We have found out we are having a girl after being sure it was a boy with a name already sorted! We are struggling with girl names. I quite like long ones that we can shorten but would also like Lily as the middle name as a nod to my OH grandmother.

  1. Isabella (I think this is too many L's?!)
  2. Madison
  3. Eleanor (although where we are from is would be pronounced ellener more than eleanoooor)
  4. Any other ideas?!
TIA! Smile
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FortunesFave · 31/12/2018 13:15

Eleanor is the nicest of those you mention. Not Madison OP.

ashtrayheart · 31/12/2018 13:17

I think Madison goes best with Lily out of your choices.

QueenDoria · 31/12/2018 13:17

Stick with the pretty flower names:
Daisy
Rosie
Ivy
Poppy

TatianaLarina · 31/12/2018 13:32

Eleanor is awful, Madison is Essex US wannabe.

I prefer Lily out of all the options, much as it’s over-used.

SpannerH · 31/12/2018 13:49

Sorry Lily wouldn't be the first name in any case it would be the middle name. I am looking for noce girl names that go well with Lily as the middle name please.

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Escolar · 31/12/2018 13:51

How about Sophia Lily or Alice Lily?

Cbeebiesrehab · 31/12/2018 14:21

I like Eleanor but pronounced El-i-nor so if it’s not pronounced like that I would go with Isabella. I wouldn’t worry about too many L’s as first and middle names are rarely user together.

BabarKingoftheElephants · 31/12/2018 14:25

Sophia Lily
Charlotte Lily
Annabel Lily
Florence Lily
Clara Lily
Phoebe Lily

Shadow1234 · 31/12/2018 15:49

Freya Lily
Megan Lily
Rosa Lily
Sara Lily
Paige Lily
Alice Lily
Beatrice Lily
Francesca Lily
Jasmine Lily
Lorna Lily
Florence Lily
Sienna Lily
Roseanna Lily
Estelle Lily
Naomi Lily
Georgia Lily
Zara Lily

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 31/12/2018 15:55

Eleanor Lily
Catherine Lily
Susanna Lily
Hannah Lily
Megan Lily
Matilda Lily
Fiona Lily

SpannerH · 31/12/2018 15:57

Some lovely options here we hadn't thought of. Im going to go through them with the OH tonight, Thank you very much everyone Smile

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daisypond · 31/12/2018 16:02

I like Eleanor best. Isabella Lily has too many Ls, though I like Isabella as a name. Madison is a bit downmarket to me. Don't go for another flower name, so no Rose, Jasmine, etc. I like Susanna above, but Susanna means Lily as well, so a bit odd to put them together. I like Catherine. Madeleine instead of Madison?

IVflytrap · 31/12/2018 16:11

I don't like Madison and agree Isabella Lily is too much (also Isabella is incredibly common at the moment). Eleanor is lovely. I've always heard it pronounced "Ellener" in this country - as in Eleanor of Aquitaine, for example. I thought emphasising the "nooor" in Eleanor was an American thing!

I disagree with the pp suggesting flower names - Rosie Lily or Daisy Lily is too flowery (literally!).

Eleanor is lovely - a classic, classy and ancient name. I would definitely go for that over the other two.

Hazlenutpie · 31/12/2018 16:15

I think Eleanor is a nice name but it's a mouthful with Lily. Madison is very modern so for me it doesn't go with Lily.

I like:

Beatrice Lily
Charlotte Lily
Grace Lily
Meredith Lily

WrapAndRoll · 31/12/2018 18:17

I'd try to find a first name without an L, as there are two in Lily.

Cassia Lily
Georgia Lily
Harriet Lily
Rebecca Lily
Serena Lily
Katherine Lily
Marion Lily
Susannah Lily
Zara Lily
Imogen Lily
Tamara Lily
Rowena Lily
Victoria Lily
Josephine Lily
Greta Lily
Tamsin Lily
Diana Lily
Fiona Lily
Christina Lily

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 31/12/2018 19:46

Its quite hard really, as Lily works better as a first name, but I'll do my best.
Lily and Isabelle are both forms of Elizabeth so technically the same name. Plus there's too many L's.
I quite like Lily Madison, but not fussed on Madison Lily.
Eleanor Lily is very pretty
Other ideas
Jessica Lily
Georgia Lily
Tabitha Lily
Sienna Lily
Sofia Lily
Rebecca Lily
Francesca Lily

Candace19 · 31/12/2018 19:47

Lily Grace 😊

LokiDokiArtichoki · 31/12/2018 19:49

Amelia Lily

Or for something a bit different, how about Winter Lily?

Thesnobbymiddleclassone · 31/12/2018 19:51

Not sure if it's helpful but our DD is called Lily. Her middle name is Jessica (may work the other way around) and we're expecting DD2 in a few weeks and she'll be called Cecily.

Clankboing · 31/12/2018 20:26

Summer Lily?

Sophronia · 31/12/2018 21:33

Eleanor Lily

Gobletoffire · 31/12/2018 21:38

Out of all the above suggestions I think Harriet Lily and Imogen Lily are gorgeous names.

MumUnderTheMoon · 31/12/2018 22:37

Kara lily
Tabitha lily
Cassandra lily
Constance lily
Henrietta lily

sue51 · 31/12/2018 22:42

Eva Lilly
Cora Lilly
Grace Lilly
Martha Lilly

mrsdaisyodonnell · 02/01/2019 01:20

Lily Madeline
Lily Evangeline

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