2 very different names

alysunogilby

I have 2 names for our little girl (who arrives in April) that my husband and I love...but we can't decide.  They are VERY different.

 Opinions?

Charlie Elise or Charlee Elise

and

Lilly Elise

TripMomma

We have a Lily and love her name, though it is popular.

lifesaboutmusic

definitely Lilly Elise

bigbellymagee

I LOVE Charlie Elise

BizEB

Lilly please.  Charlie is only cute IMO as a nickname for Charlotte or some other girl name. 

Manderlin923

I LOVE Charlize. You could name her that- it almost meshes Charlie & Elise in a way. You can always call her Charlie for a nn....I just think it's better to give a more feminine option.

 

AllThatGlitters101

I like Lilly Elise better.

I'm not a big fan of Charlie on its own for a girl. Maybe as a nickname for Charlotte, or Charlize, like some pps suggested. 

LMS05

Definitely Lilly Elise. Charlie is a boy's name.

mgrulke

lilly elise

yourmom5309

BizEB:

Lilly please.  Charlie is only cute IMO as a nickname for Charlotte or some other girl name. 

That is a cute idea. 

lynsey851

Charlie...but like pp, maybe a more feminine first name and call her Charlie for short, that way when shes older she has an option. Lilly is gettin too popular IMO

erinms

LMS05:

Definitely Lilly Elise. Charlie is a boy's name.

I completely agree with this.   Lilly is a beautiful name, too.

ChelseaC630

Both are cute but I prefer Lilly Elise

ValentineBB

I love Charlie for a girl!

TheMomDiggity

Lily Elise sounds sooooooo pretty.

MrsEricH

I like both, but I think I might be leaning toward Charlie... I kind of like "boy nicknames" for girls

ie: Sam, George (a la Nancy Drew), Charlie, Alex.....

magsugar13

erinms:

LMS05:

Definitely Lilly Elise. Charlie is a boy's name.

I completely agree with this.   Lilly is a beautiful name, too.

yep

mr&mrswelch

Charlie

jessface926

I dont think theyre very different at all. Lilly is extremely common, especially. And Charlie was on our list for a girl, but my sister threw a fit and said it was her name for her future daughter lol. I think its beautiful, especially with a feminine middle name like Elise. Go with Charlie!

lidda

Charlie is a boys name.  A traditional boys name that sounds extremely masculine to me.  I don't get this at all for a girl.

lisa5201

Charlie is cute, but I prefer it to be short for Charlotte, Charlize ect... something feminine as a formal first

Lily is just way tooo popular for my taste 

lovemytwoboys

Definitely Lilly!

Charlie is all boy to me.

MamaQuick

Lily Elise

thomas&lynn

It's probably just me, but doesn't it feel like too many L's if you say the 2 names together, with either Charlie or Lilly.

I guess since you don't have to say the middle too often, my vote would go to Lilly!! Charlie isn't one of my fave names, sorry.

aldyn

I'm not a huge fan of naming the child the nickname version of a name - so if I were in your shoes, I'd personally be considering:

Charlotte Elise (nn Charlie)

Lillian Elise (nn Lilly)

And, FWIW, I think those both flow better because I also don't like ending one name with the same sound as the start of the next name because they run together.

Of the two I listed, I prefer Lillian Elise, I actually think that's really pretty (love the name Elise!).

Congrats on the pending girl arrival, little girls are so much fun.

KentuckyKate

aldyn:

I'm not a huge fan of naming the child the nickname version of a name - so if I were in your shoes, I'd personally be considering:

Charlotte Elise (nn Charlie)

Lillian Elise (nn Lilly)

And, FWIW, I think those both flow better because I also don't like ending one name with the same sound as the start of the next name because they run together.

Of the two I listed, I prefer Lillian Elise, I actually think that's really pretty (love the name Elise!).

Congrats on the pending girl arrival, little girls are so much fun.

ITA.

MrsDCruz

How about Lyla instead of Lilly... Lilly is sooooo popular right now.

JellyJam

Lily, but I don't like the double /L/ sound of Lily Elise.

Don't care for Charlie or Charlee.  What is cute for a little girl will sound ridiculous on an adult.

talltalltrees

I think Elise is a terrible middle name for a boy.

mommajenb

As a teacher I don't like when a normal name is spelled weird so I would go with the first Charlie.

LiLnikkiMe

love the name Lilly Elise

alysunogilby

Thanks everyone for your opinions.  I like Charlotte and calling her Charlie best but MIL hates it (she doesn't tell me, she tells my husband).  Lilly is really popular and I wanted something different because I love that not many people had my name.

How do you all feel about Jocelyn?  My mom's name is Joyce Lynn so it would be named after her.  With the last name Ogilby its kind of hard though.  I don't want a mouthful.

BizEB

I love Jocelyn.  It's one of the only "-lyn" names that I really like.  I also like the nickname Joce or Joss.