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I like Lily better. I like it as it's own formal name.

- Which do you prefer? I looove both. If forced to pick, I'd say Rose because it's my middle name.

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- Do you think Liliana (Lily-ahna) with the occasional nn Lily is pretty? YES! I LOVE it; it's gorgeous!

I love both Rose and Lily. I don't think Lily is just a nn anyway. I see it as a full name too. Liliana is not really my style. I think either Rose or Lily would sound nice with your DD's name.

I like Liliana but really don't care for lily

I absolutely love it!!!
It's so cute & pretty!!! I first hear the name just recently when a couple I know named their daughter Liliana Grace!!! It's so pretty & I love Lily as a nick name!!!! :)

Rose is nmsaa, but I LOVE Lily & Liliana.

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I prefer Liliana without a nickname, however, Lily as a nickname is very cute. And Lily on it's own is great too, despite the popularity.

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CIARDA"Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh
name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson." - Mark Twain

As a fn, I LOVE Lily but it's getting a bit popular lately. :( So Liliana with the nn Lily would be great imo, as she'd have Liliana to "fall back on" so to speak; so she wouldn't be just another Lily. :)

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Rose has become such a filler mn lately, BUT I still find it gorgeous either as a fn or mn (though I find it especially refreshing as a fn, or part of a fn like Rosalie, Rosemary, etc.).

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~Heather~

I prefer Rose

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The summer ends and we wonder who we are, and there you go, my friends, with your boxes in your car...
- Dar Williams

It's really pretty, I definetly like Lily better, as a name or nn. I like Liliana to, I also like:
Lilia
Lilianne
Lyly [still pronounced Lily, and I didn't make it up!]

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I absolutely adore Liliana. I would call her Ana, but if you're stuk on Lily, I would spell it Lili.

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Melissa

Lily is a formal name in itself

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Just like Rose. Both are beautiful flowernames. I don't consider Lily as a nn at all (even though it can be used as a nn). Rose is less common but I prefer names with more syllables, so I would choose Lily. Lilian and Liliana are beutiful too.

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I also like longer Rose-names, like Rosemary, Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosamond.

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"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

I prefer Rose. I never used to like Lily but it's been growing on me a lot lately. Liliana is cute but I prefer Lilia.

I like Lily but prefer it spelt Lilly. I like Rose as a mn.

I like both Lily and Rose but Lily is my favorite of the two
Liliana with the nickname Lily is beautiful,
I dont really go for themes in family names but at one time I confess I loved the idea of sisters Liliana ( Lily )and Rosalind (Rose )

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A childs smile is worth more to me than Gold

I prefer Rose to Lily. Lily just seems too much like a child's name and not mature to me.

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I don't like Liliana. I would prefer Lily as a full name.

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Just FYI, I taught a little girl whose name is Lillie Ann (in other words, Lillian). Liliana is pretty, and so are Lilian, Lily and Lilla. For some reason, I'm really drawn to the combo Lilian Isabella, but it's probably too many l's for anyone else. :o) Of couse, Rose (and all the variations) are also very lovely. I don't think you can go wrong with either one.

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"The best mask for demoralization is daring." --Lucan

I like both names, but i don't like the idea of Liliana with Lily as a nn. I like Lily as a first name, not a nn. I love both names but, Lily and Rose, it would make a nice sibset.