Message: "Lille" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Lille

by Piccadilly

12/27/2011, 9:54 AM

What do you think of the name Lille?

Lille is an Estonian girls name as well as the name of two cities. It is pronounced LIL and rhymes with Phil.

Do you have any suggestions for a first or middle name for Lille?

#Lille

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- Buttons +1

12/30/2011, 3:21 AM

I've never heard of it as a name before but first impressions are great. I love that its so simple, but it looks SO beautiful written down. The French connotations also make it seem really sophisticated and fancy :-)

- Piccadilly

12/30/2011, 1:52 PM

Thanks!

- New_Chloe +2

12/28/2011, 9:06 AM

When I was in High School I was convinced I was going to name my children Lille & Austell because those were the places in the "old countries" my family came from. I though Lille was just the most beautiful, glamourous thing ever and that Austell was wickedly edgy and satisfyingly unisex. I tried to do "research" on what Lille meant and somehow came to the conclusion that it meant "the island", which I also thought was heart-stoppingly romantic. I was infatuated!

I never really thought about middle names, honestly, BUT I WILL NOW!

Lille Charlotte
Lille Edwina
Lille Ivy
Lille Isabeau
Lille Violette, Lille Viola, Lille Violet
Lille Juliette
Lille Estelle

Lavinia Lille
Lavender Lille
Imogene Lille
Idony Lille
Ivory Lille

- Piccadilly +1

12/28/2011, 10:42 AM

I'm rather excited that I'm not the only one on BtN who has at some point in time thought Lille was a great name.

I love Lille Edwina! Wordsmith suggested Edwina as well. It's obviously a great combo.

I'm glad you also included first names. Lille is lovely but I was drawing blanks for a first name.

Lavender Lille is so fun. Ivory is not really my style but Ivory Lille is very pretty.

Thank you!

- New_Chloe

12/28/2011, 10:46 AM

Ivory Lille is not my style either, but I really like i's and v's near Lille, and I was grasping at straws! I don't know why. It makes me think of the intricately carved spire of a Gothic cathedral in white marble. Or something like that....

Yeah I was totally gung-ho on Lille when I was 16. And I'd still use it! I've become a coward in my old age though and I'd probably use it as a nn for Lillian instead of just-Lille. But still! It's so delicately medieval and pale watered purple and I really enjoy it.

- Königin der Nacht (nsi) (guest) +2

12/27/2011, 7:15 PM

It's the Danish word for "small", so it looks kind of odd because of that, but aside from that, it would make a nice NN for Lillian or any of the Lily- names.

- New_Chloe

12/28/2011, 9:07 AM

Danish for small! Adorable.

- Piccadilly

12/27/2011, 8:02 PM

Oh my gosh. I cannot believe that I didn't think of that. Thanks!

- Billina

12/27/2011, 1:11 PM

I much prefer Lily, Lillian, or Lila. Lille is kind of cool, but it seems incomplete to me.

- Wordsmith +1

12/27/2011, 10:27 AM

I like it! It sounds a bit too insubstantial for me, but I adore the nickname Lil, so this similar full name sits well with me.

Lille Antoinette
Lille Antonia
Lille Antonina
Lille Apollonia
Lille Araminta
Lille Artemisia
Lille Bathsheba
Lille Berenice
Lille Bernadette
Lille Bethsabée
Lille Caroline
Lille Cecilia
Lille Constantina
Lille Cordelia
Lille Corisande
Lille Cornelia
Lille Desdemona
Lille Diana
Lille Dorothea
Lille Dorothy
Lille Edwina
Lille Eglantine
Lille Estella
Lille Eugenia
Lille Euphemia
Lille Eurydice
Lille Faustine
Lille Ferdinanda
Lille Francine
Lille Frederica
Lille Geneva
Lille Genevieve
Lille Georgiana
Lille Geraldine
Lille Gertrude
Lille Gwendolen
Lille Harriet
Lille Henrietta
Lille Hermione
Lille Hortensia
Lille Isadora / Isidora
Lille Jamesina

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- Piccadilly

12/27/2011, 10:44 AM

Gorgeous list!

I like...
Lille Antonia
Lille Apollonia
Lille Bernadette
Lille Cecilia - love the assonance
Lille Cordelia
Lille Corisande
Lille Dorothea
Lille Dorothy
Lille Edwina
Lille Eugenia
Lille Euphemia - love!
Lille Eurydice
Lille Faustine
Lille Francine
Lille Geneva
Lille Georgiana
Lille Gertrude
Lille Harriet
Lille Henrietta
Lille Hermione
Lille Hortensia - I have been eyeing Hortensia lately...
Lille Jeannette
Lille Jemima
Lille Josephine
Lille Magnolia
Lille Marguerite
Lille Octavia
Lille Ottoline
Lille Pacifica
Lille Parthenope
Lille Perdita
Lille Regina
Lille Rosemonde
Lille Rosemarie
Lille Rosetta
Lille Theodora
Lille Thomasina
Lille Verena
Lille Zenobia

Thank you so, so much!

This message was edited 12/27/2011, 10:58 AM

- lakin5 +3

12/27/2011, 10:04 AM

I like it but I prefer the Lil spelling better!

- Piccadilly +2

12/27/2011, 10:28 AM

Thanks! I like Lil too. I just feel like it looks incomplete, ya' know?

- lakin5 +1

12/27/2011, 10:30 AM

Yeah, I know but Lil is more simpler in my opinion but Lille is great too!

- Piccadilly

12/27/2011, 10:50 AM

It is much simpler. Thanks again!

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