See the results of this poll: Lily, Lilly, or Lillie?
Respondents: 45 (This poll is closed)
- Lily : 37 (82%)
- Lilly : 7 (16%)
- Lillie: 1 (2%)
I think the way it looks with the surname is MORE important than the middle name. We don’t use our mn’s very often in real life. My preference is the flower spelling [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. Personally, the only one I don’t care for is [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]. It looks more like the spelling of a surname. I would advise you to follow these rules.
I would use [name_f]Lily[/name_f] if your surname doesn’t have a “y” in it.
I would use [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] if your surname does contain a “y” .
I much prefer [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. Our pup’s name is [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lily[/name_f]’ and it drives me bonkers when people spell it [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]. 
I like the flower spelling. I tend to prefer the “real” and original spellings - allowing for language of course.
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f], by far. It’s underused and beautiful!
I prefer [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] or [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] doesn’t feel balanced to me but the other two do. Isn’t [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] the Scandinavian version of [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and a nickname for [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]?
I love the name [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. The rest are made up spellings to me.
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]… I generally prefer original spelling. But I also take into consider last names and it really bothered me that [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] didn’t spell her name [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. I like the symmetry of the double l’s in both names and the fact that they both have 5 letters
I like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] best, but [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] would be cute as a double barrel ([name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-___)
[name_f]Lily[/name_f], and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] alone for me. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is a thing. It’s not just a name that can have legitimate variations of spellings. I feel like if people will try to spell it, they’ll immediately think of the flower. I’ve never felt it was wise to change the spelling of a name that is also a thing (same goes for [name_f]Azalia[/name_f], Vylet, etc.). [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is also the most popular spelling, so I don’t know that using [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] or [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] gets you any brownie points, since it still sounds like [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. I know [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] are the vintage spellings used from years ago, and nns for [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]/[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], but still, I prefer the flower spelling. It just seems easier to live with.
On it’s own I’d only ever go for [name_f]Lily[/name_f].
To me, [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] and [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] indicate that it’s a nickname for [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] or [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is the most commonly accepted, and therefore the one I would choose. That way, she won’t have to spend her life saying, “My name’s [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] with two L’s.” [name_m]Just[/name_m] to save her a little breath haha. That being said, [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] is a guilty pleasure of mine - I just like the way it looks. My grandmother’s name is [name_f]Lillie[/name_f], so I guess I’ve always associated that with old ladies…It’s just kind of frilly and makes me think of dusty furniture. I dunno. Haha. In order of preference, it would go 1. [name_f]Lily[/name_f], 2. [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], and 3. [name_f]Lillie[/name_f].