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Which L name do you prefer?

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Spottypolkadotty · 02/04/2019 18:24

Lily?
Lena?
Lara?
Luna?

Which do you like more?

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Calzone · 02/04/2019 19:47

Luna

ApolloandDaphne · 02/04/2019 19:50

Lara

Carolcool · 02/04/2019 19:55

Lena or Lara.

Lily is much to popular and Luna is too Harry Potter and too current, will date.

missmouse101 · 02/04/2019 19:59

Lara is lovely. Luna is awful (Loony/loon) , Lily is over-popular and Lena sounds weird (Leaner/Lean)

DramaAlpaca · 02/04/2019 20:00

Lara or Lily

C0untDucku1a · 02/04/2019 20:02

I heard lisa today and thought it a lovely name not used nearly enough anymore

DobbysLeftSock · 02/04/2019 20:07

1.Lena (pronounced with a long 'ee' sound).

  1. Luna (but yes, v. v. popular and I think it will date - but so do a lot of names!)
  1. Lara. Nice but a litle plain?
  1. Lily. Too many them!
MigThePig · 02/04/2019 20:09

I love Lyra, so cute. Never met one and I go to loads of toddler groups.

Bluntness100 · 02/04/2019 20:14

Lara or Laura.

I really don't like Luna, for two reasons, one, loony Luna in Harry Potter still looms large, and I can't hear the name Luna without thinking loony, and two, my friend has a dog called Luna. Who is indeed a loony.

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 02/04/2019 20:15

Lena

I’ve only ever known one, many years ago. Beautiful name. Agree it’s pronounced Leena.

MondeoFan · 02/04/2019 20:15

Lara

IHeartKingThistle · 02/04/2019 20:16

Lily

Peachbubble · 02/04/2019 20:17

Lara

Yika · 02/04/2019 20:19

Lena is nice (can also be spelt Lina).
What about Leni, Lia or Lois?

whitehalleve · 02/04/2019 20:34

Lily

BlueMerchant · 02/04/2019 20:35

Leena

Pinkybutterfly · 02/04/2019 20:41

I really like Luna which is moon in Spanish. What about Linda? Lis, Luz?

SeigneurLapindeGrantham · 02/04/2019 20:45

Lara is very elegant.

Cyberworrier · 02/04/2019 20:50

I like them all but agree re Luna and a Harry Potter and also Lena has got way more common since Lena Dunham and Girls!
I think Lara is my favourite. All good though! Also Lyra was popularised by phillip Pullman’s dark materials books :)

LunaLunitaLunera · 02/04/2019 20:52

Luna definitely

GlitterPixie · 02/04/2019 20:53

Luna Lily Lara Lena

VoyageInTheDark · 02/04/2019 20:57

Luna is my favourite

Jonsnowscodpiece · 02/04/2019 21:04

DD2 (9m) is called Lara and although it's a petty name, it's taking a while to get used to it tbh. In my accent it sounds like I'm saying Laura and now I've noticed it I can hear it all the time. Plus I roll my Rs slightly, so it's not even Laura it Lauwa Grin
I prefer it out of your list though, Lily is lovely but maybe a bit too popular?

littlecabbage · 02/04/2019 21:05

Lara

Fridasrage · 02/04/2019 21:07

Lena

There’s going to be loads of Lily’s and Luna’s

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