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I went to college with someone from Mexico named Lilia and her nickname was Lily. I think Lilia is really pretty and I prefer it to Lily. I pronounce it as LIL-ee-ah and LEE-lee-ah, depending on the on the person/language. I don't think it would become common.

I love Lilia. I pronounce it 'Lily-ah'. I think it will get confused with Lillian and Lydia, but it's easily corrected. Such a beautiful name! :)

I love Lilia (LIL-ee-ah, like Lily + ah) "Lily." It probably would be misheard as Lillian, but I don't think Lydia and Olivia sound that close.

I say it like Lily-ah. I think its gorgeous! I don't think it will get very popular - i'm basing my assumption on the fact that Lila, Lilith and Lillian haven't become uber popular in recent years.

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My old boss was named Lilia :)

I love this name!! It's in my top 10. I also love Lily as a nn for it. I don't think ppl would assume it was short for anything. I think Lilia has the potential to become common but most ppl seem just to go for Lily so it's not in too much danger I'd say. I pronounce it LIL-lee-ah. =)

I prefer Lily, really. Lilia looks unnecessarily elaborated to me.

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I definitely think there is the possibility that a Lilia would be confused with Lydia and Livia especially. With the way all the Lily names are charting (Lily, Lilli, Lillie, Liliana, Lillian etc etc etc, even Leila, Lila, Lyla and so on) I can see an interest in Lilia forming.

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Off the bat, I'd pronounce it like Lily + uh.

I have a classmate named Lilia.

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She has a sister named Holly.
Lilia, nn. Lily is great, I think. It's different.
And, no, they won't assume that she's anything else...my classmate is never assumed to be anything else...the only named I know of that people assume is something else is Edmund...I know a kid by that name, and he says some people call him Edward.
I pronounce it Lil-lee-ah.