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Ivy or Lillian?

39 replies

mamablondie · 02/01/2020 19:45

Slowly narrowing down our girls list (I will stop posting I swear! It just took such a long time to agree on DD1)

Lillian would be nicknamed Lil/Lily

Ivy I just really like at the moment.

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daisypond · 03/01/2020 17:40

I really like Lilian. Not keen on Ivy at all - poisonous or a weed. I also like Lily. But one of ones I know - now in her 20s- thinks Lily is too twee and now uses Lilian instead.

june2007 · 03/01/2020 18:12

My mum uses a middle name. But I prefer Lillian to Ivy.

Nikster11 · 03/01/2020 18:14

Love the name Ivy! X

Bananablueberry · 03/01/2020 18:51

I like Ivy and Lily, not keen on Lillian at all

MyCatScaresDogs · 03/01/2020 19:17

I like Lilian (spelled that way for preference). Not very keen on Ivy - I much prefer Iris.

17caterpillars1mouse · 03/01/2020 19:38

Both are lovely.

I love Lillian, it's my dds middle name. I used it in the middle as I'm not a huge fan of Lily though. I do like Lil

Ivy is lovely but becoming very popular around here

FixItUpChappie · 03/01/2020 19:43

Lillian - I really don't like Ivy personally

mamablondie · 03/01/2020 20:39

@17caterpillars1mouse do you mind me asking what your daughters name is?

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Roselilly36 · 03/01/2020 20:43

Ivy is lovely, I prefer it to Lillian.

MopsRUs · 03/01/2020 20:55

I prefer Ivy to Lillian, which sounds a little stuffy to me. I like Lily and Lilia though.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 03/01/2020 20:56

Lillian

Dawninglory · 03/01/2020 21:00

Matilda, tilly or tilda for short.😊

mumtobabygilrl · 03/01/2020 21:03

I love ivy - but then I also have one. It fitted for us as it's not too girly and I liked that it couldn't be shortened.

itsgettingweird · 03/01/2020 21:05

I love Ivy.

Prefer Lily to Lillian and as you'd call her Lily anyway I'd go with that.

Another one I like recently is Ada.

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