Lilia?

[Thequeenspug]

Hi I came across this name, and find it so pretty. I’m surprised it’s not more popular!

What are your thoughts about this name?

I know a Lilia. A beautiful blonde sporty teenager... so it has positive connotations for me. The family has an East European grandparent so I guess that's the connection. But, just my personal taste, I don't particularly like it as a name, the way it sounds in English more like Lillyuh or Lillyer. Still nicer than Lily which I'm not a fan of.

Lovely, could be short for Liliana.

Looks and sounds like it should be a brand of tampons.

Not my personal taste, but very nice nonetheless.

It looks as though it has too many vowels - Lila with a random typo... It's not that bad in the scheme of things but does look like a typo.

It was a popular brand of sanitary towels for many years in the UK. So I can only picture that when I hear the name

I think it's lovely!

It does look like a typo, and the poor child will spend her life correcting people. I have a very ordinary (royal) name and am forever telling people that yes, I do actually know how to spell my own name when they try and "correct" it for me!

Lila, Liliana, Lily etc are more established similar names
Even Lili?

It's quite popular where I live. I like it

I agree that it sounds like a brand of Tampons...

My DD has a friend called Lilia and she’s a lovely girl but gets called everything apart from ‘Lilia’ she gets Lily, Lil, Lia, Leelah...
But I guess that can happen with lots of names. If you like it, why not?! X

We met a family on holiday who were from Morocco and their daughter was called Lilia, pronounced Leelia. It is a type of flower apparently, I think it's lovely.

whitehalleve can I ask where you live? Is the name used by British people or is it solely used by Eastern Europeans? I’m concerned British people will struggle with the name...

I prefer just Lily

I love it. Beautiful.

I think it’s beautiful and a nice alternative to Lily. I have never heard of the tampons.

Or sanitary towels, whichever they were.

It was most definitely a brand of sanitary towels back in the day, Lilia Whites they were called. So that's what I think of.

@Thequeenspug I live in London (near Whitehall hence the name) . The parents are English.but I do agree it sounds like an Eastern European name.

Thanks for replying.

Hmmm... mixed reviews...

I find it slightly awkward to say for some reason, but it is pretty and I don't think think you could really go wrong with it.

I slightly prefer Lilah/Lyra/Lily

I've liked the name since strictly come dancing had a Lilia on there for the first few years. Never heard of the sanitary ware only lil-ets? (Sp?) If that's the one people are referring to I never made the connection.

My friend has a Lilja (pronounced Lilia) for her it's an Icelandic name and I love it, it doesn’t feel at all unusual to me but I guess you get used to names you know!

No, Lil-lets were different. Lilia was the brand of sanitary towels I used in my teens. But that was late seventies so I guess younger people would not make that link ?
It is a pretty name, and I don't know how many people would make that link, but it was the first thing I thought of I'm afraid.

I love the name Lilia, considering it as a middle name!