Looking for a nice English classic that won’t date.

[Celiajosephine]

Which do you prefer?
Also which is least “chavvy”? Sorry I know that’s controversial but this is first baby so don’t really know what the new chavvy names are...as I’m out of the loop.

Lily or...Lilian/Liliana (nickname lily) vs Hannah.

No other suggestions please as these are the only names my partner and I agree on!
Thanks in advance

Oh sorry-- missed that you did not want any other suggestions!

Hannah is fine.

Hannah is lovely
Not keen on Lily or Lilliana

Hannah is the most classic and timeless of your choices. I love Lily, and like Lilian too. I think they are more timeless than Liliana. I see Liliana as very frilly and a bit over the top. It's a more European than British name - which is neither good nor bad - but you just seem to be looking for a timeless British name in your style. I think Lilian/Lillian with nn Lily would be a lovely choice for you.

prefer Anna to Hannah. Prefer both of them to Lilian.
Wait until the baby is here and try Alice on your partner again. It's a lovely name.

Liliana

How about Lilia?

I prefer Hannah to Lily, but Alice is best.

If your dh doesn’t like Alice what about Alicia ?

Thanks everyone.
I’ve decided I don’t care about popularity.

But just worried I’m using the next Sharon/Tracey! (Sorry to anyone called Sharon or Tracey)!

I can’t imagine Lily being that because it’s a flower. Or perhaps it is?

I don’t mind Lillian on the birth certificate but it feels severe for everyday use. I can’t imagine a baby Lillian...so I would definitely use Lily. But I’m unsure if Lily is the new Tracey..

They are completely different Op. go with Lily, it is lovely. Loads of Lilys since at least the 19th century meaning it’s not just a one-era name. If I had had another DD it would have been one of my choices and my other DC names are very classic. In my view it is different from Lily-May etc on its own. I would also stick with just Lily.

FWIW my boys’ name is very popular again at the moment. I personally don’t care as I like it!

Anna and Alice are much more timeless and classic.

Lily has been hugely popular so may we'll start to fall out of fashion and sound a little dated.

OP This website - based on accurate government statistics - shows trends in names over the past 20 years or so: names.darkgreener.com/#lily The graph shows how Lily rose sharply in popularity since 1996, peaking at third most popular name in 2011. It's now dropping in popularity, but is still ranked no 10: there were over 2400 babies named Lily in 2017.

Flower names became fashionable in the mid/late 19th century. But Lily/Lili was used as a nickname for Elizabeth long before then, I think. Hannah is even older; as other posters have said, it's from the Bible.

All the Hannah’s I’ve met are dull dull dull. Sorry

Definitely Hannah.

The trouble with Lily is that it's been overused by people who hyphonate it with Mai.

Lily/ Liliana/Lillian and all it's variants are 'common'- sorry. They have become far too popular and 'cheapened' a name which would otherwise be quite pretty.
Hannah is a classic. It's lovely.
My fav girls name is Alice.

Hannah

Not Liliana, it's definitely a "chavvy" name here, people who think it's different and posh but I've met 3 recently, all under 2 and all with "that kind of mum. It's personal preference, but I would go traditional English or biblical if you want timeless and classy as they don't go in fashions

The OP has already said she can’t use Alice - bit unhelpful for pps to tell her it’s their favourite?!

Knowing ‘dull’ Hannahs means nothing either My DD has a traditional ‘dull’ name and is anything but. Hannah is a beautiful name.