do you like the name Lily?

amother

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 2:34 pm

I love it. to me the name Lily is timeless and completely gorgeous. suits an elderly lady as much as it does a little girl. it's simple, elegant and classic.

marshmellow

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 2:48 pm

my grandma was called Lily, although her full name was Lillian, she was always known by everyone as Lily. some people may think it is a little incomplete on its own as a name but it's a cute modern name, and also classic so it does age well. it's very pretty and delicate and just soo darn adorable!
you may want to give her a Jewish/hebrew name too?

Ruchel

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 3:00 pm

I've seen Lilia as Hebrew name (modern Israeli).
Or it could be Elisheva? or a flower name, what is Lily already?

marshmellow

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 3:32 pm

Ruchel wrote:

I've seen Lilia as Hebrew name (modern Israeli).
Or it could be Elisheva? or a flower name, what is Lily already?

it's a flower name in english the same as daisy or rose. it looks kind of like a tulip flower I think and there are water lilies too which grow within water, like in a pond.

Isramom8

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 5:32 pm

Not really. Sounds a little silly in English. And in Hebrew it means "mine mine". Like the parents were fighting.

But once you meet someone nice with a name that didn't appeal to you, you think of it differently. Smile

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lilacdreams

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 6:36 pm

I am named after a Lily, love the name!

Raisin

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 7:10 pm

I like the name. It's not a hebrew nama though, afaik. I am not fond of the flowers. Ugly, and make my eyes water. And they leave stains.

Tova

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 7:20 pm

My friend has a Tehilla and calls her "Lila." Could easily be Lily as a nickname.

amother

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 8:10 pm

Lilia is a Hebrew elaborated form of Lily which you could use.
I think Lily is a very sweet, girly yet old fashioned name and very pretty. it's very common at the moment though, and I don't know why gives the impression of being weak and fragile. a suggestion is to have the full name Liliana or Lillian and Lilly for short.

all in all I do like it though it's pure sounding and classically beautiful fitting any age group from infants to old women.

amother

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 8:26 pm

I think Lily is one of the prettiest names in the world for a girl. It's so gentle and sweet. I don't see it as weak and fragile as a lady I know with this name is quite strong. It has very positive connotations for me.
go for it Smile

groisamomma

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 8:50 pm

It reminds me of 60-year-old women. Loving, buxom women that wear aprons and bake cookies and milk for the grandchildren.

spring13

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 10:16 pm

Lily is a beautiful and classic name all by itself, and actually very popular in English-speaking countries now.

I don't like it as a Hebrew name, if that's how you mean to use it, but it works as either a nickname for something like Liora, or as a secular name.

boysrus

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 10:18 pm

I have two great aunties by the name of Lily. the name always reminds me of very elderly ladies becasue of theat!

IloveHashem613

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 10:35 pm

I was just telling my husband that Lily is the like the newest name...I can seriously think of like 5 people who have had girls in the last year or two that named them Lily. Its a cute name!

Dolly Welsh

Sat, Mar 03 2012, 11:18 pm

Nice, but to my ear, not very Jewish. Maybe consider:
Lilach (Hebrew for lilac).
Lila (same)
Libi ('my heart')
Livya (crown, wreath)

Leah Libby

chanchy123

Sun, Mar 04 2012, 3:27 am

My aunt is Lilly, she's well into her fifties and she's named after my great grandmother Lilian.
I also love the name if you're planning on using an English name, it's a good one.

Ilovechoumous

Sun, Mar 04 2012, 3:43 am

I love the name in english. very pretty. I named my car lily.

in hebrew it sounds a bit strange- me me, I would not use it for hebrew. sounds like the mom is too possessive of the child.