Tessa or Lily

Thoughts on [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]?

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] gets my vote.

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] is lovely, but so ubiquitous these days that it has lost its sparkle a bit (for me at least). [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is far less common, soft, but spunky, and works well to fit in with modern names, but not drown in a sea of many with the same name.

Both are lovely but I would give a slight edge to [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f].

Here is another vote for [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]! [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] strikes me as more classic, grown-up, and spunky. If you really love [name_f]Theresa[/name_f], you could use this as a full name, with [name_f]Tess[/name_f] as a nickname.

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] or maybe [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]

I prefer [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] as a combo, but I like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] more when it is alone.

My thoughts exactly! :slight_smile:

I understand that [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is much more over-used than [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], but I still like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] more.
I don’t know why, I just don’t like the name [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] very much. Sounds like a nickname.

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is so lovely!

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] are lovely names! Between [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], I prefer [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. It’s very pretty. However, I like that you can have both names with [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. I really adore the previous suggestion of [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], I think flows beautifully.
I would like to suggest [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Therese[/name_f]!

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]… beautiful name!!

I really like them both, they have each been on my top names list at some stage.

If I was to name my child one right now, I’d choose [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. It’s so beautiful!

Oh my! Both names are beautiful! Though I must confess, [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is my first daughter’s name, and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is high up my short list now that I am pregnant with number two :slight_smile: They both flow really well and work on all ages, and they are easy to spell and pronounce, all big pluses in my opinion. If commonality matters to you [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and variations are VERY popular right now, but [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is in a sweet spot of mid-200’s in ranking, making it familiar yet refreshing.

Either way, both names are winners and you can’t go wrong!

FWIW I sometimes wonder if we should have given our daughter the name [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] as a full name (still using [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] in day to day life), as I feel like it gives a slightly more professional sounding option for when she is older. We decided against it because there are two common spellings, and our last name is always misheard/misspelled/easily mockable when it is understood properly, so we thought we’d keep it simpler - and we both like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] better :slight_smile:

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is my favourite, 100%! If it wasn’t my niece’s name, [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] would be my own number one choice.

I like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f].

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

I prefer the flow of [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f].