I want to pick a girl’s name that will honor both mine and DH’s mothers by using their middle names. I love [name_f]Lily[/name_f] for a first name. My mother’s middle name is [name_f]Ann[/name_f] and his mother’s is [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. I’m leaning towards [name_f]Lily[/name_f]'[name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] because I like to have something a little different. I’m also partial to keeping the spelling “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” since my mom has always been particular about that. Thoughts?
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] or if you really want the ann spelling, Lilliann/[name_f]Liliann[/name_f]. [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] would be the next best solution, [name_f]Lily[/name_f]’[name_f]Ann[/name_f] just feels tacky to me as that’s not how apostrophes are used and it doesn’t make any sense gramatically.
I really like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] as a double name, no hyphen. [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] would be best for what you want. The apostrophe is unnecessary and looks tacky since it’s not supposed to be there.
I would pronounce the names differently: [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] like the two names said together and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] like lil-ee-uhn.
So it would depend on which pronunciation you prefer as to which spelling you choose.
Apostrophes are for showing possession or showing that letters have been omitted. For that reason I would not consider [name_f]Lily[/name_f]’[name_f]Ann[/name_f].
You might like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] with the space, it can still be her first name…
Put them all together - [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is pretty.
Lilliann/[name_f]Liliann[/name_f]. Or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] as a combo. Either way, it’s a lovely name:) I personally would probably go with [name_f]Liliann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
I completely agree with this. I say definitely go with [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], but if you really want the “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” part, go with [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]. The apostrophe doesn’t make sense here.
I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] are nice. I wouldn’t use [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] if you want the same pronunciation because it could get confusing.
I wouldn’t use [name_f]Lily[/name_f]’[name_f]Ann[/name_f] though. It doesn’t look right and it isnt right grammatically.
I think you should go with [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Liliann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] for me - it’s vintage, pretty & classy, although if keeping the [name_f]Ann[/name_f] spelling is important to you perhaps go for [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]!
I would do [name_f]Liliann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. I’m not a fan of hyphenated names.
My personal fav is the vintage [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]. But in your case you want the “[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]” sound versus “[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-in.” When it comes to doubled barrel names I prefer a space with no dash (my fav is currently [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]).
In your case, I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] probably works best. I have a friend with the double barreled name [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], both her first names on the birth certificate. I have a few other double barreled [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Friends ([name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]) who all have their first name as [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and the second name as their middle.
It’s your preference, but I do not like the apostrophe at all. Space or dash gets my vote.
My vote is for [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]! I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] is lovely and workable as a first name.
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is pretty, or [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]…
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] or [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], not [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]'ann
Definitely [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]. Or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], if you really want to keep the [name_f]Ann[/name_f] part intact. I am really not a fan of [name_f]Lily[/name_f]’[name_f]Ann[/name_f].
In your case I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] would be lovely, with [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] as the first name. Otherwise [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] but it’s pronounced differently and doesn’t really register the [name_f]Ann[/name_f] part in the same way. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t use the apostrophe as unfortunately it just draws negative attention to the name. Also [name_f]Liliann[/name_f] just suggests you can’t spell.
I agree. [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] are pronounced differently. I prefer [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f].
I really like [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is fine. I personally don’t like [name_f]Lily[/name_f]’[name_f]Ann[/name_f]…
My first choice is [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] and call them both her first name. Next choice is [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f] with a hyphen.
Another suggestion would be [name_f]LilyAnn[/name_f] (with 2 capitals and no space between). Probably not the apostrophe though. The few times I’ve encountered names with apostrophes, they’ve been from somewhere in [name_f]Africa[/name_f] and the apostrophe indicates a click or other sound that is not typically made with letters.