[name]Hi[/name] all,
Aussie mum to be here, wanted to get constructive feedback on the name [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Grace[/name] for a girl. Im due in 3 months and have been agonizing over this name.
My husband LOVES [name]Tigerlily[/name] cos it has both masculine and feminine qualities. I love it cos it can be so many NN and she can make it what she wants when she is older. We are not at all hippy or earthy types. We are outrageous and crazy couple that want a name that is not at all common. Im thinking [name]Grace[/name] (open to suggestions) for a middle name as it is really common and will ground the first name. Last name rhymes with Cashier…
I actually know a [name]Tigerlily[/name] and she adores her name, she is 12 and all the kids she goes to school with love it also.
I personally love it!
I think it’s awesome that you’re going to name your daughter such a strong, but feminine name.
I think that [name]Grace[/name] is a wonderful middle name
[name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] IT!!
I’m not big on hippy names either, and I’m more of a fan of classic names such as [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Elle[/name], but i [name]LOVE[/name] this.
You have an excellent choice in names, but coming up with a sibling name (maybe ) maybe a little difficult…
Right on!
It is not my personal style, but I don’t think it is a bad name. Like you said, it has so many options for her if she doesn’t care for the full [name]Tigerlily[/name]. She can go different with [name]Tig[/name] or more common and blend in with [name]Lily[/name] depending on her personality. I do think you are right about picking a simple common mn to ground [name]Tigerlily[/name]. [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Grace[/name] sounds very nice.
I think [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Anne[/name], or [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Mae[/name] could be cute as well.
When I was little I loved [name]Tigerlily[/name], but I’ve outgrown it since.
I wanted to be like [name]Princess[/name] [name]Tiger[/name] [name]Lily[/name] from [name]Peter[/name] [name]Pan[/name] and was obsessed with Native American culture.
Since [name]Tiger[/name] [name]Lilies[/name] are actual flowers I don’t see why the name couldn’t be used around the world, just like [name]Hyacinth[/name], [name]Calla[/name] or [name]Iris[/name].
I’d love to hear how an adult [name]Tigerlily[/name] feels about her name… and if she applies for jobs under that name or uses something more traditional like [name]Lily[/name].
It would be so cool to meet a little [name]Tigerlily[/name]! I really like it. Be prepared for some weird reactions, though. I like katieramsey’s mn ideas, but here are some more:
[name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
I’m not brave enough to use it. I think it is an awesome name, but it has some drawbacks [name]IMO[/name]:
Kind of childish. I don’t think it will look good on a resume.
Really hippy-ish.
A celebrity named their daughter [name]Tigerlily[/name] a few years back over here in the States, and it got a huge backlash.
This is just personal for me, but one of my favorite book series in elementary school was about a group of cats living in the wild, and they had names beginning with a noun or an adjective, like [name]Tiger[/name], Stripes, [name]Leaf[/name] and [name]Storm[/name], and ending with a noun such as lily, heart or claw (examples: Stormfur, Fireheart, Hollyleaf, Tigerclaw). And [name]Tigerlily[/name] just seems like it fits in perfectly with that. And while I loved the series, using a name that seems undeniable cat-ish is out of the question.
I think [name]Tigerlily[/name] would work best as a middle. But if you really love it, then I would definitely go for a solid, classic name as a middle. [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Faith[/name] are all options that carry a bit more power than [name]Grace[/name] [name]IMO[/name] while retaining the classic, common value of the name.
I think that [name]Tigerlily[/name] is a nice concept, but I think a little girl might recieve teasing about her name, as many would find it too weird and not really a name.
If I may offer some suggestions…
[name]Lumina[/name]/Lumi
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Aziza[/name]
Veora
[name]Fiammetta[/name]
[name]Ottoline[/name]
I get where you’re going with [name]Tigerlily[/name]… tigerlilies are so orange and fierce! But but but. As much as there is to love about [name]Peter[/name] [name]Pan[/name], the character of [name]Tiger[/name] [name]Lily[/name] (in the [name]Mary[/name] [name]Martin[/name] version) is a bad racial stereotype, and the name is inextricably tied to that.
I’m seconding namelover77’s suggestion of [name]Fiammetta[/name]. Or [name]Poppy[/name]. Not sure how popular [name]Poppy[/name] is in Australia, but it’s a name that’s both masculine and feminine, fun and fiery.
Some flower names just are too strange to use them in real life and I think [name]Tigerlily[/name] is one of these names. I file it under “trying too hard to be cool” category. It’s a celebrity name ([name]Heavenly[/name] Hiraani [name]Tiger[/name] [name]Lily[/name] Hutchence-Geldof is the daughter of a tragic couple singer [name]Michael[/name] Hutchence and [name]Paula[/name] Yates) and I’ve always felt it was over-the-top. I don’t think it ages well either (I can’t imagine a grown woman with this name but I can picture a female boxer, wrestler or exotic dancer who took it as a stage name).
I like the idea of the name and I like the concept. It’s cute, it’s spunky - but I just don’t think it works on a “real” child. I’d think ahead - would it be a name that could potentially backlash when she’s an adult!? [name]How[/name] would you react if you, as a serious employer, saw [name]Tigerlily[/name] [name]Grace[/name] pop on your screen?
Totally agree. When choosing a name, always think about a grown woman, not just a child. Personally, I would hate to go through life as an adult named [name]Tigerlily[/name].
My initial reaction is that [name]Tigerlily[/name] is amazing! I’ve read the other comments about how it won’t age well. I agree, but only slightly. Why can’t she just use [name]Lily[/name] on her resume? Or if she decides to start going by her middle name, she can use that name professionally. I have friends who go by their middles names, and wouldn’t even consider putting fn on top of a resume. Same goes here, I think. Obviously, if it’s an employer who requires a background check, or something like that, then she would have to provide her full name.
[name]Tigerlily[/name] is incredibly beautiful, but definitely needs a stong, and more common middle name to ground it.
Hmmmm, [name]Tigerlily[/name] is such an interesting name. I do sorta like it; it has a very distinct style. Personally, I would use a nickname, like [name]Lily[/name], but it really is and interesting and beautiful name.
The ugly, insensitive cartoon Native American tribe in [name]Peter[/name] [name]Pan[/name] makes this name a total no-go in the US. Not that you live in the US, but your daughter might visit someday. There is a huge schmaltzy faux-Spirituality movement here surrounding Native American culture, so anything like [name]Tigerlily[/name] would be seen as the ultimate hippy-dippy name (think Mountain Heart, Medicine [name]Eagle[/name], etc)-- you have the nature connection and then the ridiculous white appropriation of NA culture, too.
So i get where you are coming from, but would keep looking.
What about [name]Opal[/name]? I love those gorgeous fiery Australian opals. [name]Cimarron[/name]? [name]Cypress[/name]? [name]Nicabar[/name]?
[name]Tigerlily[/name] seems best suited to a middle name. I agree with the comments that it won’t age well. It is just not a name that I think would be taken seriously in a work environment. If you keep it as a middle name, you can still totally use it but she still has the option to easily go by her first name without too much hassle. My husband goes by his middle name and it is a pain for legal documents and such because they are always putting what he goes by (his midde) and we have to pay for them to be corrected/reprinted.
In theory, it’s a flower and I like flowers, but [name]Tigerlily[/name] is just not something that will age well or be well received in the workplace - it honestly sounds like an adult entertainer’s stage name.
