The name Illisiana (ill-lee-sea-awna) randomly popped into my head, but I looked it up and found that it’s not technically a name. What are your thoughts on inventing names for your children? Is this name too out there or odd to use? I just love it for some reason. TIA!
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sure! within reason, but that goes for all names. as long as you can make sure there are no bad connections with the idea, why not
illisiana is sounding a tad familiar to me, but i think it’s just words in another language it’s reminding me of, so i’ve no points. it’s familiar enough within english names including -li and -ana, seems like a nice options as far as i can tell.
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i’m not against invented names, and they can be very lovely !! however, i’d usually try to keep them similar to a ‘real’ name or word, so they can be linked to a meaning and etymology ! for example, i’d spell illisiana as elysiana: partly because i like the look of ely, and partly because it gives her the lovely meaning “heavenly”, from elysium et. al.
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I think if they feel ‘namey’ and flow well, they can be intriguing, distinctive and exciting 
Illisiana feels like it could be a name in terms of sound - a bit of Alicia/Elysia/Elissa/Alyssa, a bit of [name_f]Iliana[/name_f], [name_f]Illyria[/name_f], [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]. I find the Ill beginning looks a bit visually unappealing/confusing 
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Yes, exactly what I came here to say!
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I totally agree with @rosepip!! What a wonderful idea of changing the spelling to enhance the meaning! 
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This is such a beautiful name! I know an Aliciana, she goes by [name_f]Ally[/name_f]. It seems similar to me!
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