Lillian vs. Lilly, Lilli, Lillie

amhah09 · December 2013

Thoughts? Which Lilly is appropriate/not speshul as a nickname for Lillian? Which one is the stand-alone name?

allardr · December 2013

Lily is by far my preference, I could live with seeing Lilly, but IMO the rest are absurd.

ClaireHuxtable · December 2013

I'm of the mindset that for the most part nn's are really an anything goes territory, unless you plan on calling the child exclusively by their nn.

As far as standalone names - Lillian and Lilly/Lily are standalone names for sure. My DH's mom's name is spelled Lillie, but she's over 60 years old and I think for that time and where she grew up - this was considered okay.

lifeonthehill · December 2013

Lily

amhah09 · December 2013

I forgot about Lily! Thank you! I knew I was missing one.

NerdyLucy · December 2013

ClaireHuxtable said:

My DH's mom's name is spelled Lillie, but she's over 60 years old and I think for that time and where she grew up - this was considered okay.

I have a boss named Lillie. I'd say she's in her 50s. Honestly, the spelling doesn't bother me.

queenbone · December 2013

Lily. Lillie is a LN to me.

MusicFanatic · December 2013

Lily.

I LOVE Lillian. It's on my list of favorites

banannapeach85 · December 2013

I consider Lily to be a stand-alone name, Lilly or Lillie to be NNs for Lillian, and Lilli to be a hot mess. I've also seen Lily as a NN, but prefer it as its own name.

MississippiCatfish · December 2013

Lily

firefliesandfjords · December 2013

I prefer Lily, stand alone.

macska3 · December 2013

allardr said:

Lily is by far my preference, I could live with seeing Lilly, but IMO the rest are absurd.

This. I detest Lilly for some reason. The double L's rub me the wrong way. I love the simple Lily.

SidraJedi · December 2013

I prefer Lillian. NN are basically anything goes. I love Lil as a NN for Lillian!

I also like Lily as a stand alone name. I would never spell it any other way personally, but I wouldn't side eye someone who spelled it Lillie or Lilly.

macchiatto · December 2013

I prefer Lily but Lillian would be my second choice.

LilyGracesMommy · December 2013

my daughter is "Lily" I remember when I was pregnant with her some people were saying,"give her a real name..." Well I am SO happy I went with my gut as Lily is truly a Lily and not a Lillian or a Lilianna... ( not that there is anything wrong with those names, they're just nms)