Most 'correct' spelling of Lilianne?

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I'd really like to incorporate the name of my beloved auntie, Leanne. I really like the name Lilianne but there so many variants that I'm struggling to pick just one - there's Lillianne, Liliane, Lilyanne etc.

I'd like to pick the most basic / accepted version of the name. This seems to be Lillian, but I think most people would pronounce this as 'Lily-UN' and not 'Lily-Anne'?

Any ideas on how to come to a decision?! TIA!

The French spelling is Liliane and it is pronounced Lily Anne, more or less.

Gillian is Gilly-un, not Gilly-ann.

Same as Marianne is Mari-Anne not like Marion.

If you want people to pronounce it with the Anne being emphasised rather than just an 'un' sound, then you should probably have it as Lily-Anne?

You could give your aunt a list of names that you and the father both love and she can pick one?

Honouring someones name when you don't like the name and using a completely different one defeats the purpose.

Lilianne

My grandma was called Liliane, a gorgeous name!

Lilian is LIL-e-un.

Lily-Ann is Lily-ANN.

Completely different names.

They sound completely different to me.

I would say/hear Gillian as "Jilly-Anne".
(except for that actress from Neighbours way back in the 80s who apparently said her name with a "Guh" not "Juh")

I think I don't really hear much difference between the "un" or "anne".
It must be my hearing and accent 🤷

I know a Lilianne and she's in her forties. Suits her fine although she's mostly Lil to us!

I know a French Liliane pronounced similarly to Lily-Anne. I think it’s a pretty name

But you’d be honouring her with a name that is completely and utterly different . Which makes no sense

I would choose from these..
Lilianne
Callianne
Gillianne
Sallianne
Julianne
Pollianne
Valianne

Do the names Marian and Marianne sound the same to you?

Pretty much yes 🙂

The recognised spelling is Lilian but you’re correct that people would pronounce it Lily-un. However I think most would still assume that pronunciation even if you spelt it Lilianne or Lilyanne.

If I were you I’d just use Leanne as a middle name.

I had an auntie Lily whose name was Lill-yun

Really? How about “yun” and “yanne?”
(Lili-un/Lili-anne - Mari-un/Mari-anne)

If I say them out loud in slow-mo then yes I can hear a difference.
But in regular everyday conversation I don't really notice it.
It's all just variations in accents to me.

Lillian rhymes with billion. It's not Lily ANNE.

As I have said it's just how I HEAR it.
It all depends on people's accents to me.
My own name is pronounced differently by various members of my own family due to their accents.

Agree my great grandmother was Lilian pronounced Lili-un

I worked with the most wonderful woman who was half Lebanese and half Swiss I think. She was a formidable, intelligent, amazing woman. She spelt it Liliane. Ha - makes me smile just thinking of her.

Liliana is pretty?
(but pronounced Lily-ARNA)

Otherwise I’d go with Lilianna

You could go with Lily as a first name and Anna as a second name of course.