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I think Liliana is all right. It's a little too frilly for me though. I prefer Liliana to just Liana. I'm not sure lee-lee-AHN-ah would work. It might just be me, but I find the pronunciation lil-ee-AHN-ah comes more naturally, with the beginning part sounding like the name Lily.

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Liliana Celeste
Liliana Rhiannon
Liliana Maire
Liliana Florence
Liliana Claire
Liliana Bethany

I like Liliana and Liana in different ways. If I had to use one I'd probably use Liana (as in the vine, not the short form of Liliana) because Lily is so popular.
Liliana is good, but I'd always be mispronouncing it as lihl-ee-AH-na.
Liliana Aurora
Liliana Peony
Liliana Jane
Liliana Joan
Liliana Igraine
Liliana Silvia
Liliana Winona
Liliana Tegwen
Liliana Isis
Liliana Ivy
Liliana Isidora
Liliana Safira
Liliana Olwen
Liliana Arwen
Liliana Elowen
Liliana Wren
Liliana Hermione
Liliana Gwendolen
Liliana Kira
Liliana Iris
Liliana Cerridwen
Liliana Opal
Liliana Wendy

This message was edited 10/6/2010, 7:36 PM

I immediately lean towards oy vey... another potential Lily running around and I'm really tired of the name... though all things considered, Liliana is the least annoying of the Lily names imo. Liana's ok... not exciting, but ok. What works best as a mn will depend which is chosen as a fn.

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Renee　
Myfanwy
Emerald
Billi
Rosalie
Felicity
Verity
Symphony
Cori
Ricki
Kelsey
Staci
Brielle　
Janelle
Mavelle
Raquel　
Joelle　
Noelle　
Rayael　
Mayim
Kathleen
Roxanne
Karlene
Ruthann
Jolene
Jasmine
Charleen
Trudene
Bronwyn
Jessilyn
Jocelyn
Joanne
Vivian
Joy
Esther
Jeannette　
Elizabeth
Faith
Ruth
Naomi 直美 (na-o-mi or now-mi)
Miyuki 美由貴
Mizuki 瑞貴
Megumi 恵
Kiyomi 清美
Midori 緑
Masami 真佐美
Katsumi 勝実
Chiemi 智恵実 (Chee-eh-me)
Sayuri 小百合 (sa-yu-ri)
Saori 佐織里 (sa-o-ri or sow-ri)

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I immediately lean towards oy vey... another potential Lily running around and I'm really tired of the name... though all things considered, Liliana is the least annoying of the Lily names imo. Liana's ok... not exciting, but ok. What works best as a mn will depend which is chosen as a fn.

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Renee　
Myfanwy
Emerald
Billi
Rosalie
Felicity
Verity
Symphony
Cori
Ricki
Kelsey
Staci
Brielle　
Janelle
Mavelle
Raquel　
Joelle　
Noelle　
Rayael　
Mayim
Kathleen
Roxanne
Karlene
Ruthann
Jolene
Jasmine
Charleen
Trudene
Bronwyn
Jessilyn
Jocelyn
Joanne
Vivian
Joy
Esther
Jeannette　
Elizabeth
Faith
Ruth
Naomi 直美 (na-o-mi or now-mi)
Miyuki 美由貴
Mizuki 瑞貴
Megumi 恵
Kiyomi 清美
Midori 緑
Masami 真佐美
Katsumi 勝実
Chiemi 智恵実 (Chee-eh-me)
Sayuri 小百合 (sa-yu-ri)
Saori 佐織里 (sa-o-ri or sow-ri)

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Liliana is very pretty. I would not prefer it shortened to Liana, but that would be fine as a nickname. I pronounce the first syllable with a short "i" sound, as in the word "still", and I think most English speakers will automatically say it that way. The long "e" sound, as in "Lee" is not difficult to say instead; it would just be a matter of correcting people until they get used to her name.

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No idea what your style is, so just throwing out random ideas...

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Liliana Blythe
Liliana Constance
Liliana Dulcie
Liliana Eloise
Liliana Fleur
Liliana Georgine
Liliana Helena (he-LAY-nuh)
Liliana Irene
Liliana Joy
Liliana Kate
Liliana Maeve
Liliana Norene
Liliana Olwen
Liliana Prudence
Liliana Rosalind
Liliana Sophie
Liliana Tess
Liliana Violet/Violette
Liliana Winter or Wren
Liliana Xanthe

To me, it's a little too fussy and I just don't really like the name (or any Lily variant). Not sure why, exactly, but it doesn't really appeal to me. Not really a fan of Liana, either - I prefer Liliana over it.

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I think it would work in an English-speaking area. You'd only have to hear it once to be able to pronounce it right. It's not too difficult or a far out pronunciation.

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Hm. Combos:
Liliana Beatrice
Liliana Peony
Liliana Nadine
Liliana Rosemary
Liliana Marine
Liliana Vesper