Lillian? Need a good middle name!

I think DH and I have found something that might work for us: [name]Lillian[/name]. DH loves [name]Lily[/name], my top pick for a girl is [name]Jillian[/name], so [name]Lillian[/name] seems like a very nice solution for us. The only problem I see is that it is very popular. But I think it is popular because it is a good classic name, not because it is super trendy. I think I am willing to get over it’s popularity because it feels so nice to have something that we both love!

So with [name]Lillian[/name] I want a good solid mn that is less popular. [name]Lillian[/name] is so feminine and soft it would be nice to have something solid and less frilly to “hold it down”, if you know what I mean. I also want a mn that she could use in case there are three [name]Lily[/name]'s in her class. I love [name]Kate[/name], but I think there would be a good chance of there also being another [name]Kate[/name]/[name]Katie[/name]/[name]Katelyn[/name] in her class.

Any other suggestions for a less popular name with nn [name]Lily[/name]? Our last name is very similar to Hoffman, our son’s name is [name]Porter[/name]. Thanks so much!

[name]Lillian[/name] Hoffman

I am avoiding middle names that end in “n”.

[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bea[/name] - love
Lillan [name]Bee[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bree[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Britt[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dale[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dara[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dore[/name] - [name]Dore[/name] isn’t on Nameberry, but I think it means “gold” or something similar in French. It’s pronounced DOOR-ay. You will need to research this name yourself because I don’t know how to check it out.
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Fey[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Fleur[/name] - love
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Grier[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Kit[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name] - but if you don’t like [name]Lily[/name] [name]Mae[/name], don’t use this combo.
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Maire[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
Liilian [name]Norah[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Paige[/name] - I like it!
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Plum[/name] - “L” heavy but so cute!
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Shea[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Vrai[/name]

Going just from the list above (so many choices), I would go with any of the “ay” ending names - I think [name]Lily[/name] [name]Kaye[/name]/[name]Faye[/name]/[name]Mae[/name] is precious! I like [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dale[/name] if you or her choose to go by a middle name - I only know one female “[name]Dale[/name]” and I think it’s so cute for a little girl. I also like [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bea[/name] or [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] - with the mn as a fn thing, [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Bee[/name] could be a nn and so cute!!! The only name I really have any issue with is [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Fleur[/name], just because I feel like that’s too repetitive (“fleur” meaning “flower”, in French). Good luck and congratulations!

[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Eve[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Esme[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Blair[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bridget[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Carys[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Agnes[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Etta[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Veda[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Rachel[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Aveline[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Alice[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Edith[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Sidony[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Nova[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] Hoffman
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dinah[/name] Hoffman

I love [name]Lillian[/name]!

[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Gail[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Frances[/name]

I love [name]Lillian[/name]! It’s a top contender for our first girl too :slight_smile:

These are my favourites…
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Belle[/name]/[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

I also really like pp’s suggestions of…
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Esme[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] or [name]Eloisa[/name]

[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]/ [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Angelique[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
Lillan [name]Louise[/name]/ [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Marilyn[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Susan[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Lenore[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Olga[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Marie[/name]

I love [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]!

[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]

Spiderweb, [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Lourdes[/name] is stunning. I’m blown away!

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[name]Lillian[/name] Hoffman

I am avoiding middle names that end in “n”.

[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bea[/name] - love
Lillan [name]Bee[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bree[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Britt[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dale[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dara[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dore[/name] - [name]Dore[/name] isn’t on Nameberry, but I think it means “gold” or something similar in French. It’s pronounced DOOR-ay. You will need to research this name yourself because I don’t know how to check it out.
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Fey[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Fleur[/name] - love
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Grier[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Kit[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name] - but if you don’t like [name]Lily[/name] [name]Mae[/name], don’t use this combo.
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Maire[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
Liilian [name]Norah[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Paige[/name] - I like it!
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Plum[/name] - “L” heavy but so cute!
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Shea[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Vrai[/name][/quote]

Great list! Some favorites:
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bea[/name] - My great aunt’s name, nn for [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bree[/name] - I am a large part Irish, so we considered this for a first name.
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dale[/name] - Funny! I just looked up names that mean “valley” so her name could be like the flower [name]Lily[/name] of the [name]Valley[/name]. DH would love this name, he wanted to name our son [name]Dale[/name]. My step-dad’s name is [name]Dale[/name], it would be a little wierd to name a kid after him since my dad is still alive and we haven’t named a kid after my real dad.
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Kaye[/name] - my middle name is [name]Kaye[/name]!
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]May[/name] - she will be born in [name]May[/name], and I do llike [name]Lily[/name]-[name]May[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Paige[/name] - sounds great, but I have never liked [name]Paige[/name].
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dora[/name] - My grandmother’s name was [name]Eldora[/name] - she hated her name so I shouldn’t use it but [name]Dora[/name] is a cute nn. [name]Eldora[/name] means “golden” in spanish.

Some of my other favorites:
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name] - could use nn [name]LiLou[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Blair[/name] - nice strong short name to hold down [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]June[/name] - if she goes over due and is born in [name]June[/name]

Thanks for the great lists everyone!