Are these names too similar?

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I nc'd for this.

I have a DD called Lily (just before it became very popular). In my opinion, and it's just that, Lily is the prettiest name in the world. However, I had a tiny pang of regret of not naming her Lilith and using Lily as a nickname, as imo it's just as nice. I'm pregnant and don't know what I'm having, but if it's a girl, I really want to call her Lilith. What would you think if someone you knew did that? Are they too similar?

Much too similar!!

I think so yes. Are their variations on Lily you like?
Lola
Lila
Edith

To be clear, I wouldn't nickname her Lily! It'd just be Lilith.

You can't have a lily and a Lilith I also wouldn't want to name a child after the most notorious demonic female figure.

Far too similar.

Just because you wouldn't shorten to Lily doesn't mean school friends wouldn't when she's older.

Edith is a good suggestion that a previous poster made.

Far too similar. It sounds like the same name.
In fact when I Googled it, it brought up Lily as a nn for Lilith. So no.

You won't but friends will, almost certainly at school she will become Lily and family might also slip into Lily without realising they have. I think you need to find another name you like

Too similar. Endless confusion!

You can't do that! They will be teased forever more.

Hard no

Don’t be ridiculous. It’s basically the same name.

Lily and Lilith are much too similar

Far too similar!

You might not, but everyone else will, so she'll end up being Lily to school friends for example and it'll be confusing for her. Far too similar. There are so many other beautiful names to choose from!

I agree with pp, much too similar.
I once knew someone who wanted to name her second daughter Kate when the first was Kathy, but she was talked out of it thankfully.

Lilith would be nicknamed Lili.
If someone asks for Lily Sidebottom, it could be either sister.
I'd even avoid the same initial.

Yes op they are much much too similar.

Please give your second child their own name and not an extension of their sisters.

Hopefully you have a boy and you can laugh in a few years time at how silly you were being.

Weirdly similar. Please don’t do this.

I think both of your children would be baffled and annoyed if you did this

If you named your Lily before it became popular, then she must be, what, mid-teens by now. How does she feel about her sister having the same name?!

It is a very hard no from me.

Your second child may feel they don’t have their ‘own’ name and could be something that hangs in the back of their mind forever more. Good luck, name picking is hard.

Call your first child Lilith as a nickname
Call your next child a different name because she is a different person

Lily is already a really popular name so there will be other children with a really similar name in school. It's far too similar to her sister. I'd go for something different.

Far far far too similar for siblings. That’s a hard no.