@indianruby - if I used [name]Lilia[/name], I would just drop the [name]Ana[/name] thing, probably. The [name]Ana[/name]/[name]Anna[/name] part was to honor my grandmother, [name]Arlene[/name] [name]Grace[/name], as [name]Ana[/name]/[name]Anna[/name] means “grace”, and [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is my top choice. It’s very likely that even if my top choice changes, I’ll still honor my grandmother somewhere, and I’d probably just go for [name]Grace[/name] if it works. And something like [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Juliana[/name] or [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Annabel[/name] is too many vowels for me. I do like the idea of [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Jordana[/name]/[name]Lilia[/name] [name]Morgana[/name] but I probably wouldn’t use them, in reality.
I really like [name]Lilia[/name] from everyone’s posts but realistically I think I’m much more likely to use [name]Liliana[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Lilibet[/name], or [name]Lilias[/name]–all of which I’m still torn over!
I guess I should have been more clear in my last post. Yes I do know that [name]Lillian[/name] is a form of [name]Elizabeth[/name] but to me it is not very obvious! [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Lilibet[/name] are so obviously, at least to me, forms of [name]Elizabeth[/name] so they seem almost too similar to use together. [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name], though both technically are variants of [name]Elizabeth[/name], sound very different to me. If I were calling for [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] I don’t think I would have any problems, but if I were calling for [name]Lilibet[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] I think I would get really tongue-tied and butcher it.
I have seen so many other etymologies for [name]Lillian[/name] out there that I’m not sure how true the connection to [name]Elizabeth[/name] is. It might be a long-shot nickname, like, I have even known Elizabeths nicknamed [name]Lily[/name], but it’s not like that changes the fact that [name]Lily[/name] is its own name too referring to the flower. I think even if some Elizabeths have adopted [name]Lilian[/name] from [name]Lily[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] still has its own history…
FYI I voted for [name]Lillian[/name], but all are nice. I personally might just go for [name]Lily[/name] despite the popularity, it’s lovely enough for that. [name]Lily[/name] [name]Anna[/name] called [name]Lily[/name] would be fine to me…
I voted other for - [name]Lilia[/name] it is the front runner at the moment for my little girl due in 10 weeks! Out of your choices I would choose [name]Lillian[/name]! I really don’t like [name]Liliana[/name] or [name]Lilibet[/name] sorry!
As a “just [name]Lily[/name]” that always gets mistaken for a [name]Lillian[/name], I have to say I really don’t like [name]Lillian[/name] or [name]Liliana[/name] at all. [name]Lillian[/name] seems too stuffy and [name]Liliana[/name] just sounds a bit over the top to my ears. Again, I am biased, but I don’t care for those at all. I like [name]Lilibet[/name] a lot in theory, but I think it’s too cutesy for real life. I actually really like [name]Lilia[/name], which is surprising since I don’t like most [name]Lily[/name] variants. But, you said you weren’t really feeling that, so I vote for [name]Lilias[/name]. Good luck! [name]Lily[/name] is a wonderful name (from someone who knows)!
I really don’t like [name]Liliana[/name] or [name]Lilibet[/name] sorry!