Lyanna or Lillian?

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What does everyone prefer?

We also like Lily so we would have Lily for short.

Lilian

Lillian

Lillian

Lyanna will get called lier at school or it will be abreviated to Ly

Lillian is lovely!

I really dislike Lillian. It's so clunky sounding and if you are just going to call her Lily anyway, I'd use that. So of the two, I prefer Lyanna, but I don't see how Lily works as a nickname for it. I also think there was a Lyanna in Game of Thrones, but I think that cultural reference is dying a bit.

Lillian is really nice.

Lillian by a million miles

Lyanna is VERY game of thrones.

DD has a Lilianna in her class; you might like that.

Personally I'd just go with Lily though, it's lovely.

Lillian

Lillian is gorgeous.

Lyanna might be taken to be pronounced as ' Lie-Anna.'

Just a thought.

Out of the two I prefer Lillian; but have you thought about Lilia? Beautiful and a little bit of an unusual name, and Lily for short of course works perfectly.

Thanks SO much everyone so much to take in.

Lilianna is beautiful!!!

I like Elizabeth nn Lily - more options than Lillian

Lilith is quite nice

I think Lilianna is very fussy, like Pollyanna - and Lilia / Lyanna a bit nothing-y.

I do like Luella though, if you are up for anything different.

I like Lilian, with one L. It was my grandmother's name and I think it's so elegant, delicate but not fussy.

I also love Lilias, from the Secret Garden.

Not keen on Lyanna, it sounds a bit faddy to me, and I think Lilliana is odd.

Lila is also nice its not long and chunky and can be shorted to Lily.

Lilian is such a pretty name as is Lily.

I came on to suggest Liliana it was my (Columbian) Spanish teacher's name, and you could still use Lily as a nn

Actually yes I think it's spelled Liliana with one n!

Thanks we are leaning towards Liliana and Lilian at the moment

Lilian or Liliana

Or Lyla / Leila

Lyanna sounds made up and like 'Lie-Anna'.

Or Lilia, that's really nice.

How is Lyanna pronounced - Lee-anna or Lie-anna? If it's to be the first one, it might be better spelt Leanna

Lillian is probably due a revival. It was popular a century ago, and usually shortened to Lil.
I had a Geordie aunt Lil, born in 1903. Think it was quite popular in the East End then too.

Not keen. Fag-ash Lil. Haven't heard of the other one. Lily, though, is gorgeous.