I have a thing about all the names that are simply differing combinations of E,L,A,I,Y,(H). There are SOOO many of them that they start to feel like white noise to me.
It begins to feel like a game! [name_m]How[/name_m] many ways can you rearrange 6 letters? Really it’s the first 5 letters that are the biggest offenders. Since H is usually silent it’s just thrown in for texture apparently.
And this isn’t even all of them! This list doesn’t include names given to fewer than 10 kids or those with letters like G and J thrown in (there’s another 50 versions at least!)
What’s wrong with people?
I understand that [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is a pretty name. But I wouldn’t use anything that came close to any of these.
[name_f]Lyla[/name_f] (2210),
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] (1715),
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] (1023),
[name_f]Lylah[/name_f] (447),
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] (51),
Lylla (10),
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] (7889),
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f] (2759),
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f] (615),
[name_f]Lilli[/name_f] (124),
[name_f]Lili[/name_f] (89),
Lillee (74),
Lilee (55),
[name_f]Lilie[/name_f] (22),
[name_f]Lilley[/name_f] (20),
Lyllie (11),
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] (6227),
[name_f]Laila[/name_f] (2234),
[name_f]Leila[/name_f] (1346),
[name_f]Laylah[/name_f] (452),
[name_f]Lailah[/name_f] (396),
[name_f]Leyla[/name_f] (382),
[name_f]Leilah[/name_f] (187),
[name_f]Laela[/name_f] (81),
Leylah (41),
Laelah (19),
Laiyla (19),
[name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] (5471),
[name_f]Aliyah[/name_f] (2240),
[name_f]Aleah[/name_f] (739),
[name_f]Aliya[/name_f] (479),
[name_f]Alia[/name_f] (360),
[name_f]Aliah[/name_f] (221),
[name_f]Aleeah[/name_f] (181),
Aleyah (133),
[name_f]Alliyah[/name_f] (117),
Aleeyah (111),
Aaleyah (92),
[name_f]Alea[/name_f] (90),
Aleeya (88),
Aleya (84),
[name_f]Aaliya[/name_f] (78),
Alyiah (62),
[name_f]Aleia[/name_f] (59),
[name_m]Eliyah[/name_m] (56),
Alyah (55),
[name_f]Alya[/name_f] (49),
[name_m]Eliya[/name_m] (45),
[name_f]Aalyiah[/name_f] (43),
Aleaha (42),
[name_f]Aaleah[/name_f] (37),
Aleiyah (34),
[name_f]Aleiah[/name_f] (33),
[name_f]Alleah[/name_f] (32),
[name_f]Aalia[/name_f] (27),
[name_f]Aleea[/name_f] (27),
[name_f]Aalyah[/name_f] (26),
Alliah (24),
Iliyah (24),
Alyia (22),
Aaleigha (21),
Ahliyah (20),
Alleyah (19),
Alliya (16),
Aliayah (15),
Eleah (15),
Aleiya (15),
[name_f]Aaliyha[/name_f] (14),
Alieah (13),
Aliyha (11),
Alieyah (11),
Aliha (10),
Allyah (10),
Aaleeyah (10),
[name_f]Aailyah[/name_f] (10),
Aleeha (10),
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f] (5878),
[name_u]Haley[/name_u] (1698),
[name_f]Haylee[/name_f] (1054),
[name_f]Hayley[/name_f] (670),
[name_f]Hailee[/name_f] (420),
[name_f]Haylie[/name_f] (291),
[name_f]Hailie[/name_f] (159),
[name_f]Haily[/name_f] (71),
[name_f]Haileigh[/name_f] (60),
[name_f]Halie[/name_f] (52),
Heily (46),
[name_f]Hayli[/name_f] (46),
[name_u]Hali[/name_u] (38),
Haylei (33),
[name_m]Hayle[/name_m] (25),
[name_f]Haile[/name_f] (19),
[name_f]Halee[/name_f] (19),
[name_f]Haylea[/name_f] (15),
Heiley (13),
Haliey (13),
Haili (11),
Halei (11),
Haillie (10),
Heylee (10),
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] (9115),
[name_f]Ela[/name_f] (116),
[name_f]Ellah[/name_f] (49),
[name_f]Elah[/name_f] (14),
[name_f]Leah[/name_f] (5724),
[name_f]Lia[/name_f] (900),
[name_f]Lea[/name_f] (465),
Liyah (112),
[name_f]Liya[/name_f] (97),
[name_f]Liah[/name_f] (84),
[name_f]Leeah[/name_f] (81),
Lya (35),
[name_f]Leeya[/name_f] (28),
Lyah (27),
Leeyah (26),
[name_f]Leea[/name_f] (20),
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] (3358),
[name_f]Elly[/name_f] (168),
[name_f]Elli[/name_f] (110),
[name_f]Ellee[/name_f] (84),
[name_m]Eli[/name_m] (30),
[name_m]Ely[/name_m] (23),
[name_f]Elley[/name_f] (17),
[name_u]Elie[/name_u] (11),
And that’s leaving out everything that people do when they throw an N in the mix!!
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (7100), [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] (670), [name_f]Lilyann[/name_f] (203), [name_f]Lillyan[/name_f] (164), [name_f]Lilyan[/name_f] (145), Lillyann (142), [name_f]Lilyanne[/name_f] (97), Lilliann (68), [name_f]Lillianne[/name_f] (60), [name_f]Lillyanne[/name_f] (54), Lyllian (40), [name_f]Lilianne[/name_f] (34), [name_f]Liliann[/name_f] (25), [name_f]Liliane[/name_f] (25), Lylian (24), Lillien (13), Lillieann (11), Lilliane (11), Lilyian (10), Lillyian (9), Lillienne (7), Lilienne (6), Lillieanne (6), Lillyin (6), Lillyen (5),[name_f]Elena[/name_f] (2257), [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] (1918), [name_f]Alayna[/name_f] (1530), [name_f]Elaina[/name_f] (924), [name_f]Alena[/name_f] (372), [name_f]Elayna[/name_f] (222), [name_f]Aleyna[/name_f] (96), [name_f]Ellena[/name_f] (67), Alaynah (47), [name_f]Ellaina[/name_f] (36), Alainah (33), Aleina (32), Alaynna (32), [name_f]Allena[/name_f] (31), Allayna (29), Alainna (22), Eleina (19), Eleyna (19), [name_f]Elainna[/name_f] (18), Ellayna (15), [name_f]Alenna[/name_f] (14), [name_f]Elenna[/name_f] (11), [name_f]Alenah[/name_f] (10), Elainah (9), Elaena (9), Ilayna (9), Aleighna (8), Alaena (8), Alaiyna (6), Elenah (6), [name_f]Aleynah[/name_f] (6), Elaynah (5), Allaina (5),[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] (2606), [name_f]Lilliana[/name_f] (1169), [name_f]Lilyana[/name_f] (640), [name_f]Lilianna[/name_f] (447), [name_f]Lillianna[/name_f] (351), [name_f]Lilyanna[/name_f] (304), [name_f]Lillyana[/name_f] (285), Lillyanna (212), Lilyanah (30), Lyliana (25), Lillyonna (23), Lilyahna (17), Lylianna (14), Lillyona (14), Lillionna (15), Lilliona (14), Liliauna (14), Lilyona (13), Lilliahna (12), Lilyonna (11), Lilyannah (10), Lilianah (10), Liliyana (10), Lilliannah (10), Lillieanna (10), Lillyauna (9), Lillyahna (8), Lillyannah (8), [name_f]Alana[/name_f] (1770), [name_f]Alanna[/name_f] (623), [name_f]Alannah[/name_f] (310), [name_f]Alanah[/name_f] (214), [name_f]Elana[/name_f] (179), [name_f]Alonna[/name_f] (85), Alona (83), [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] (74), [name_f]Allana[/name_f] (69), Alahna (47), [name_f]Allanah[/name_f] (42), Alauna (31), [name_f]Elona[/name_f] (29), Alonah (22), Alonnah (21), Ellana (21), [name_f]Elanna[/name_f] (15), Ahlana (12), Allannah (11),