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Lily or Lucy?

49 replies

carolcupcake · 12/05/2008 15:51

DP and I can't agree on a girls name, we have a boys name picked but a girls name is difficult.

Before DS was born we decided on Lucy if he was a girl, but obv didn't use it as he was a boy.

Now DP wants Lucy for this baby too but I really like Lily more.

I actually really want Connie but he said NO and no amount of pleading/sulking has changed his mind.

Should I push for Lily or let him have his way?? He also likes Anya, is that better?

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fiodyl · 12/05/2008 16:09

Maybe Lucille, i think that can be shortened to both Lucy and Liy

YeahBut · 12/05/2008 16:10

Lily.

collision · 12/05/2008 16:11

Anya is pretty

Lily is pretty but quite popular

Lucy is very pretty

Love Connie too

what about Anya Constance?

Twinkie1 · 12/05/2008 16:13

Depends where you live - where I used to live Lilly was shortened to Lils which is also a slang word for tits!

MrsBadger · 12/05/2008 16:16

Lucy is lovely

Lily is very popular atm

strawberryfields · 12/05/2008 16:18

Aw Connie is cute! I like Lily but know lots of little Lilys now.

mumoftwo37 · 12/05/2008 16:19

I think they are all pretty but Anya gets my vote.

Baffy · 12/05/2008 16:29

Lucy

SammyC · 12/05/2008 16:31

My daughter is called Lily (we didnt mix with parents before we got pregnant) and I kind of regret calling her it, its lovely but very very popular indeed esp here in the south west x

Joash · 12/05/2008 16:33

Not heard of any one caled Lily or Lucy for as long as I can remember. I quite like them both but prefer the spelling Lillie. Not keen on Anya sounds like something from a 1970's space series.

Joash · 12/05/2008 16:34

*called - wish I could bloody spell on this keyboard

NappiesGalore · 12/05/2008 16:35

i like lily, lucy, connie and anya.

so im no help at all, am i?

frauster · 12/05/2008 16:42

Lily - aaaaargh Lily Allen, find her totally repulsive and can't get beyond that

Really like Lucy, and if I didn't actually know a couple of repellent ones in RL, it would have made my shortlist

AbbeyA · 12/05/2008 16:43

Far too many Lily's around now. She would probably end up having several in the class. Lucy is lovely.

pinkorblue · 12/05/2008 19:51

Anya

jenwa · 12/05/2008 19:54

I like Lilly but cant as does not go with dd'd name now but am thinking of connie. Loved Phoebe but DH not so sure.

Lilly is very popular now so is Lucy.

SoupKitchen · 12/05/2008 19:55

i prefer Lucy

tassisssss · 12/05/2008 19:55

i love both lily and lucy, but prefer lucy

quite like anya

not keen on connie

PestoMonster · 12/05/2008 19:59

I like Lily. I wanted Lily for dd2, but dh said he thought it was too old-fashioned. I still really like it though

funnypeculiar · 12/05/2008 20:01

Like all of them except Lily - too many of em round here - feels a very 'now' name...

SweetieDarling · 12/05/2008 20:13

Lucy and Lily are both gorgeous but if I had to make choice it would be Lucy (short is Lou, Lulu, Luce, all v sweet), plus have known 3 Lily's over the years and they were all super-cute but very feisty!!

CocodeBear · 12/05/2008 20:15

I love Lily.

smartiejake · 12/05/2008 20:16

I liked the name Lucy until dd was bullied by one. Now can't hear the name without seeing her nasty sneering face!
Lily is pretty
Layla and Lola are nice too.

JosafineArmarni · 12/05/2008 20:17

Lilly definatly..also yes Lola and LAyla as well as Lyla are pretty too

DiscoDizzy · 12/05/2008 20:17

I really like Lucy, I like Lilly and Anya (DD's friend called Anya).

Finally someone with sensible names.