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Girl Names
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I prefer [name_f]Lily[/name_f], just because it looks the cleanest and simplest. I feel like the other versions would get misspelled more than necessary.

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I prefer the original [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. It just looks simple and pure which I like. My second choice is [name_f]Lillie[/name_f], because I generally prefer -ie endings over -y, but it loses the connection to the flower.

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I like the [name_f]Lily[/name_f] spelling because of the flower, but our beloved cat who passed away last [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] was [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], so I have a soft spot for that spelling too! I find other spellings too cutesy (example - I have a cousin called [name_f]Lilli[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f], ugh!) x

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I spell it “[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]” because it’s the flower spelling.

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I spell it [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] because it seems to resemble the name the best, but as a standalone name I favor just [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. Not a fan of [name_f]Lillie[/name_f], personally, and I don’t feel any other variations could compare to the original.

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I like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] the best because if you don’t spell it with a double “L” it looks like it’s missing a letter.

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I like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] because it’s a word name so ([name_f]IMO[/name_f]) should be spelled the same way as the word.
Other options that I can think of include: [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], [name_f]Lillie[/name_f], [name_f]Lilie[/name_f], [name_f]Lili[/name_f]. I sort of like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], but it does feel too L heavy - even though it’s pronounced the same as [name_f]Lily[/name_f].

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I prefer [name_f]Lily[/name_f] because it’s the simplest.

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As a formal name, I like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] best, since it’s a flower name and that’s how the name of the flower is spelled. As a nickname for [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], though, I would probably go with one of the double “l” spellings, although [name_f]Lily[/name_f] would also be fine.

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If you’re just using [name_f]Lily[/name_f], I prefer the traditional ‘[name_f]Lily[/name_f]’ spelling. However as a nickname for [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] I prefer [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]

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I too prefer [name_f]Lily[/name_f], just because I think it’s simplest to spell word names to match the word’s spelling.

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[name_f]Lily[/name_f], because that how the flower is spelt. Though I know a [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] who goes by [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]. But as others have said, if it’s just plain [name_f]Lily[/name_f], spell it [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. :slight_smile:

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I spell it [name_f]Lily[/name_f], but it really only works on infants and very, very old ladies (IMHO). It just comes across to me as ‘weak and helpless’. But pretty.

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This. I’ve seen enough variations on [name_f]Lily[/name_f]'s spelling that [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] doesn’t look weird to me, but most of the time, word names with spelling variations look misspelled to me ([name_u]Saige[/name_u], for example).

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[name_f]Lily[/name_f], because that’s how the flower is spelled. I also find it daintier-looking. :slight_smile: I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f]'s adorable!

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I spell it [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. It’s the simplest and how the flower is spelt. I also second @ashthedreamer in saying [name_f]Lily[/name_f] looks daintier than other spellings.

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[name_f]Lilly[/name_f], just because it’s more visually attractive to me, lol.

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For a formal name, [name_f]Lily[/name_f], because that’s how it’s spelled and I don’t care for creative spellings. If it’s a nickname, then anything goes and it’s more based on what formal name is.

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Lyllee
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
Lilee
Lyllie
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]