Alternatives to Lilith?

In desperate need here, folks!

I [name_f]ADORE[/name_f] the name [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]… But due to its meaning and symbolism it’s developed over the years, I refuse to use it, no matter what people say, I could never, and will never use it.

I like [name_f]Lily[/name_f], not too fond of [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] and its variants…

It doesn’t even have to be a derivative of [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]- [name_m]Just[/name_m] names you feel may match the style.

Here are a few more random female names I like, for context:

[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
Karsia
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]ïs
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

Thanks in advance. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]

[name_f]Lileas[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesl[/name_f]
Celia/[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Laelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ardith[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
Carys
Maris

I’ve gone for names that have similar sounds to those in your signature and continued with the nature theme. I’d love to hear what you think.

[name_u]Adair[/name_u], [name_f]Mailys[/name_f], [name_f]Orlaith[/name_f], [name_f]Rhoda[/name_f], [name_f]Ardith[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Florentia[/name_f], [name_u]Yvet[/name_u], [name_f]Soraya[/name_f], Mairwen, [name_f]Petulia[/name_f], [name_f]Faustina[/name_f], [name_f]Saffron[/name_f], [name_f]Briony[/name_f]

[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelpha[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]/[name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f]

The most distinctive sound in [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] is the -th ending.

[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] is sweet, but all [name_f]Lily[/name_f] names are kind of over done. I guess mainly [name_f]Lily[/name_f] & [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] a lot. Or if you want to go really fancy, maybe Callalililie!

I love [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] from your list. [name_f]Anais[/name_f] is also pretty neat. [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] pretty as well.

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Althea[/name_f]

[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]

[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]

[name_f]Edith[/name_f]

[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]

[name_f]Esther[/name_f]

[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]

[name_f]Frances[/name_f]

[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]

[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]

[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]

[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

I feel like these have a similar style to [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]…
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Izora[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
Brynja
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
Ailith
[name_f]Fairuza[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ksenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eartha[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Luneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]

Have you considered [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]? It feels the closest to [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], for me, without all that negative imagery. I, too, see the appeal in [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], but after reading books centered around Israelite life during Old Testament times, the meaning behind [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] just puts me off too much. I love [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f], though, and it feels quite similar to [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], but a little bit more happy and sweet.

If not [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f], what about:

[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]/[name_f]Liora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nechama[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilea[/name_f]
[name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] (I think this would be a great alternative, theoretically? A lot of people think of [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] to be a great feminist role model (I don’t see it?), but I think [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] is–her father died without any sons, and she and her 4 sisters petitioned [name_m]Moses[/name_m] and the Israelite rulers to allow her and her sisters to inherit their father’s land. [name_m]Moses[/name_m] took the request to God, and God told [name_m]Moses[/name_m] to allow it, and even created a new law that if a father died without a son, his land was to be divided equally (if I remember right) between his daughters. There’s also [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] from [name_m]Ben[/name_m] Hur, an equally lovely story!)
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Tiana[/name_f]

(I really don’t know what style to put [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] into, so I just took a stab in the dark, and went for some “T” and “th” heavy names! Hopefully some of them were appealing?)

Good luck!

[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
Elswith
Herewith
[name_f]Lilias[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
Mareth
Lithia

[name_f]Lil[/name_f] names
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]

Ith names
Delith
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
Elswith
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwenith[/name_f]

[name_f]Tanith[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivet[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]