Lily?

[Ellen35]

So I've posted quite a few names on here, but still no nearer
Me and DH both liked Elsie to begin with, but all the negative comments about it being twee etc have put me off slightly.
I liked Lucy but DH won't agree to that one as mil has a dog named Lucy and he doesn't like Lucinda as an alternative.
Considered Isabel but just not sure.
I like Rosie but one of my best friends is using that if she has a girl (although she's not ttc for a couple of years) still - she would disown me
So now I'm considering Lily which I think has a similar feel to Elsie, Rosie and Lucy. It's simple, pretty and I think it goes with brother William. What are your thoughts?

I was a fan of Elsie BTW

I adore Lily, it's so simple and pretty. I don't think it sounds great with William though. Sorry.

I like Lily. I prefer it to Elsie, but I also worry about the pairing with William, for the reasons mentioned by pp. How about Lila or Leila?

Lily is very pretty and on the surface seems to match William (both currently popular classic sounding names). But as pp have pointed out - the sounds are very similar (especially if he ever gets called Billy, or they get shortened Will and Lil).

I'd stick with the lovely, elegant Isabel personally. But other options - could you use Rose instead of Rosie? (Rose fits better with William anyway), or if you like Lily, what about Emily? (it's similar sounding but clashes less with William). Or the more popular classic Sophie instead of Lucy?

Both Lily and Elsie are lovely. Choose the one you like best - not which one MN likes best.

Lily and Billy/Willy...I don’t think you can. It’s a nice enough name but really common and a bit boring - I prefer your other choices!

Lily is lovely- yes popular but it’s classic, sweet and girly without being twee.

I also like-

Ruby
Alice
Anna
Holly

Thanks for the feedback ... I was waiting for someone to pick up on Lily/Billy. We've never called William Billy and never will and nobody else does, he's just known as William. So for me the Lily/Billy thing isn't an issue because that's not his name.
Thank you for the other suggestions...
Holly, same as Lucy, his sister has a dog Holly
Emily, one of my best friends has a toddler called Emily
Alice is the name of another close friend
Sophie - DH doesn't like
Rose- close friend would also go mad if use either Rose/Rosie
Anna- I don't love it and it doesn't go with our surname which has an 'a" sound stressed in it

DH does love Ruby but I'm not sure.

Ruby's nice. Again it's nicer than all your other choices imo, except Lily.

Weirdly, the lovely adult Lily I mentioned before has a dd called Ruby!

I don't understand vetoing baby names you genuinely like because of a dog, but Holly isnt as classy as Ruby or Lily imo.

How about Emma?

I wouldn't ditch a name choice just because a friend has used it unless perhaps it's your best friend in the world who you see very regularly and whose child is the same age as yours and it's an unusual name - if not, go for it.

There are quite a few Lilys who are now mid to late teens - one of my DC is in sixth form and always had some in her class/year group but you don't hear it so much now.

What about Daisy if you're looking for something similar to Lily bit sounding more different from William.

William will be Will when he is older. I can't think of any adult William I know who isn't Will or Bill, and Lily will be Lil.

My grandparents were William and Lillie and I never ever even thought about them being William and Lillian, Bill and Lil, Billy and Lillie! They were William and Lillie always.

If I tried to say 'Lily and William' quickly I would accientally say willy. Otherwise I think it's a lovely name.

My two DCs have similar sounding names and it's never been a problem.
Lily is lovely imo.
How about Elizabeth, could be shortened to Elsie or Lizzie?

I have a Lily. I've always been in love with the name and it fits dd perfectly XX

Aaargh, in such a quandary and opinion seems really split over the William and Lily sibset. I thought they were lovely together.
Thanks for suggestions. I'm just not keen on Daisy.

Use it. I know two brothers called Will and Phil, and it's not really an issue.

It's lovely. I know people with a Lily and an Honor.

Agree with Mike. Just use it! Yes, Will and Lil, but really, how often will they get called that? They aren't going to be joined at the hip. William and Lily is lovely together. It's also your nicest choice imo.

Will and Phil have other siblings and were William and Philip as children.
I have mentioned before that I know siblings called John and Jane, but they have other siblings too.

If you have DC3, Philip, Philippa, Jill, Gillian or Gilbert might be names to consider

I also knew sisters called Mel and Mel! Melissa and Melanie. They thought it was hilarious.

William and Lily is a tongue twister. I really wouldn’t.

Elsie is lovely. Especially when short for Elspeth.

William and Lily is too much “lil”

OP, you will get comments, but just brush them off with 'They happened to be the names we like best'

Even if you had something like Finley and Daisy, or Harriet and Charlotte, or Georgia and Louisa, someone would make some remark about them 'rhyming'.

You might get the odd joke for William and Harriet, but I know someone with a William and Harry .