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Oh, I know you're atheist. Unfortuntately, I've loved to read about the saints since I was about...oh, eight or so, so eleven years of associations tend to come out with my opinions on names. ;)

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Now there is an interesting question you've posed me.

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If I had to name a daughter Lilah (and call her Lillie at all times, mind), my first choice would be Lilah Rae. Lilah Rae sounds snappy--it has the same rhythm as my name--and it's not too long or flouncy.

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Supposing I already had, say, Gilda Rae, then Lilah Rae would be right out. In which case, I would likely go for a family name. I might go with Lilah Ingeborg, because Ingeborg's weight grounds Lilah's flightiness. Perhaps Lilah Lucille or Lilah Lisette; while it's an insane number of L's, I love the L sound and when enunciated well, I think they sound nice. Or perhaps Lilah Hazel. While it doesn't have the most amazing flow in the world, my great-grandma Hazel was an awesome lady, and in the end, that matters more to me than questions of taste or flow. Lilah Edith would be another possibility, as would be Lilah Mae, Lilah Ruby, Lilah Claudette, and Lilah Cornelia.

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Otherwise, perhaps I'd name her after a character or non-family figure that means something to me. That offers up possibilities like Lilah Clarisse, Lilah Juniper, Lilah Stardust, Lilah Philomena, Lilah Janis, Lilah Janine, Lilah Rosalind, Lilah Desdemona, Lilah Topaz, and Lilah Mercy.

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And then there are those names I might use simply because I like them, few and far between as they might be. There, we have Lilah Suzanne (not exactly a just-because-I-like-it name, but it doesn't fit the other categories), Lilah Winifred, and Lilah Glory, among a few others, I'm sure.

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That covers my options for Lilah combos, I think. And as a note, if her initials were cool, I'd call her by them instead. ;)

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We shall be free.

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