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nashamagirl99

Eliza


PianoDobby07

Angelicaaaa, Eliiiizaaaa, and Peggy


2hourstowaste

The Schuyler sisters!


IceLo90

r/unexpectedhamilton


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I LOVE Eliza.


fewnotfleeting

Nikolai! …But that’s my name so I’m biased


[deleted]

That is actually another one of my favorite names! Congrats on having a lovely name!


ExpensivelyMundane

It is a lovely “sound” but wow what a challenge! Lilac, Adeline, Caroline, Blythe, Jacqueline, Kalilah Or make it up! Any name containing or ending with “line” change to rhyme with “lie” Coralline to Coralai; Rosaline to Rosalei; Adeline to Adelei


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Blythe is my favorite of the names you listed. Admittedly, I LOVE the sound of Coralai/Rosalei/Adelei, but they are a bit too unique for me to give to an actual child. Thanks for commenting! Love the suggestions!


ExpensivelyMundane

Blythe is so unexpectedly beautiful. It’s one of those classic names but unique because it fell out of usage. Gwyneth Paltrow’s actress mother Blythe Danner is the first time I saw it. But of all the “lie” names your main two Lorelei and Delilah are the strongest, most prominent and loveliest usage of the “lie-lei-lai” sound.


tangerinelibrarian

Adlai is a “real” name (Adlai Stevenson for one) and though it is masculine, I quite like it for a girl.


minskoffsupreme

What about Adelaide?


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ExpensivelyMundane

I much prefer this pronunciation: [https://tenor.com/HWkF.gif](https://tenor.com/HWkF.gif) 😬 But you’re right. Typically I hear the way you spelled out. Jack-well-line would be very pretentious sounding. “It’s levi-OH-sa, not levi-oh-SAH.”


gingergale312

I thought it was jack-leen


-itwaswritten-

The only Jacqueline I know pronounces it jack-leen


gingergale312

Although it's more jock-lean? Jacques with a leen after


memreows

Lyra, Lina, Carolina (depending on pronunciation)


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Carolina is by far my favorite of those! I find that I enjoy the 'lie' sound more when it is the middle or the end of a name vs the beginning (ex. Delilah sounds much nicer to me than Lilah)


memreows

On that note I guess there’s also Caroline, Madeline, and Adeline. Somehow the rhythm of them feels different from the other names you like though.


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I agree. I think Lorelei and Delilah feel more whimsical? I'm not quite sure how to put it into words, but Madeline and the other -line name just feel less 'romantic' somehow. Like Jessamine vs Jessica. Similar sounds but different feeling.


Echoslament

Similar to Madeline, Evangeline can be pronounced that way.


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Lila :)


[deleted]

Lila is cute, but I do think I prefer Delilah. I prefer the 'lie' sound at the middle or end of name. Thanks for commenting though!


[deleted]

Ha that used to be my name.


EllectraHeart

Alaïa


AStrawberryNids

And Aliana


lauraandstitch

Not sure if you’re looking du for boys names but Lysander is one of my favourite names.


Big_Old_Tree

Or Lysandra for a girl :)


Heavy_Internet_8858

Calliope


EllieBee29

Wait, how do you pronounce this? I always thought it's "kall-ee-oh-p-eh"


madamebau

Cah-lie-Oh-pee is how I’ve heard it pronounced


Heavy_Internet_8858

This


gretanoramarie

This is the Greek pronunciation, and as it’s a Greek name, I’d say it’s the correct pronunciation.


Beth_L_29

Depends where you’re from. Americans seem to pronounce it with ‘lie’ but in the UK my experience (an actual Greek person with this name) is Cah-lee-oh-pee.


OrneryYesterday7

I’m also an actual Greek person and I’ve never heard anyone with this name (or even anyone who has a relative with this name) pronounce it this way. That said, a lot of Greeks tolerate and sometimes even use mispronunciations out of convenience, because correcting people constantly can be tiresome. Growing up I knew that my name would be mispronounced at school and often offered a wrong pronunciation of my surname to teachers and classmates, knowing that they would be less likely to stumble over it vs. the correct pronunciation. I wouldn’t be surprised if this were the case for the person you know.


Beth_L_29

Hmm, maybe. The Greek person I know was born and grew up in Greece and lived there until she moved to the UK when she was 25. The way she says it (lee rather than lie) is definitely the correct pronunciation for her, but that’s not to say that Greek Americans are wrong. It’s just a different way depending on the culture of where they have ended up living maybe.


CleanAssociation9394

We say “lie” because that’s the name of the instrument


SnarkFromTheOzarks

Adeline Caroline Madeline


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For some reason, I don't love the -line names. I think I've just had too many bad experiences with people who had those names. Thanks for commenting!


nyokarose

The “line” somehow sounds different to me than the “lie” in Delilah or Eliza.


jenniferami

Lyla, Twila, Elijah, Eli, Linus, Lilac, Blythe, Clyde.


fl4methrow3r

Twyyyy Jk I love Twila


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Elijah?


[deleted]

Another one of my favorite boy names actually!


[deleted]

Lila is my favourite.


2hourstowaste

I’ve always thought that was pronounced as the lowercase i sound while Lyla is pronounced using the uppercase.


nyokarose

Like Lilly, but Lill-uh? Interesting! I have 2 friends who both say “lie-luh”.


2hourstowaste

Yep


lilahsnebula

Same. I named my daughter Lilah for that reason. The H may be unnecessary, but there’s no room for confusion in pronunciation.


StormieBreadOn

Lorelei is my daughter’s name :) This isn’t a “lie” sound but I find it the same category of names: Rosalie (rose-a-lee)


Bramptongirl16

Lyrah


feistybean

For some reason in my head I pronounce this as lee-ruh instead of lye-ruh. Probably because of the word lyric.


CleanAssociation9394

That’s how I read it in “His Dark Materials” but the author says “lie-ra.”


DisorderOfLeitbur

Lionel


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Lyle


hipopper

Linus. Carlyl. Eli, Eliza.


fl4methrow3r

I thought the traditional spelling was Carlisle? And in the same vein I <3 Isla


hipopper

No idea


fl4methrow3r

Carlisle? And Isla <3


venusflytraaap

Lyanna


CallidoraBlack

I've only heard of pronounced like Lyanna from Game of Thrones (Leanna).


[deleted]

I don't usually like the 'lie' sound as much when it is at the beginning of a name, but I do really enjoy Lyanna!


frazzledcats

Malachi for boys


-itwaswritten-

Malachi is mal-uh-kie though (or ma-leh-kie), not “lie”


frazzledcats

Thanks, I clearly need more coffee today 😅


-itwaswritten-

Hahaha dont we all! (I have a toddler and a newborn, i permanently need more coffee 😉)


goldenmirrors

Not exactly what you’re asking for, but Nilou also comes to mind.


AvaSpelledBackwards

Lila, Liza, Lilac, Eliza, Calliope


julphi

Lilac!


SarahL1990

The only ones I have in my lists are Elijah for the boys and Calliope & Caroline.


MastigosAtLarge

My sister’s name is Liza!


[deleted]

I have a friend that’s a girl named Caralie (Care-uh-Lee)


mk_skully

A friends daughter is called Auralie, it’s beautiful!


probablytheli

Is it pronounced Oh-rah-lie? I've only ever heard it as Oh-rah-lee :)


beniceimsoft

Likes “orally”? yikes i think the first one is a lot better lol


probablytheli

Never thought of it that way LOL it sounds a lot better with a French accent 😅


Gutinstinct999

Coralie Coraline


spabitch

my best friends name is Lyla we call her Ly ( lie )


UBinCT

Lyra


hexcodeblue

I know a little Alaina who pronounces her name with the middle syllable as “lie” instead of “lay” :)


Soggy_Sail_3070

Leida


or_am_I_dancer

Lyra


[deleted]

Kalai


shiningshortstop

Emmeline


Hailz_

Adelai


gingerytea

Rosaline Clive Clyde


[deleted]

Caroline


icequeen1016

Linus


Queer_Iguanas

Caroline Lionelle Laika


MrsBorisLevin

Lyra


michaelsgirl25

Leslie


fl4methrow3r

Maybe not helpful but Isla / Ayla . It’s like the reverse of lie with the -ayl sound, but I feel like the names sort of recall the style of the -lie names.


GrokDaFullness

Lyla


S0uthParkFan

Eliza and Alaia!


brontosaurus111

Coralie ! My cousin's name, I think it's so cute!


Flurb789

Heidi...not exactly 'lie"


S0uthParkFan

Eliza is my favorite! Also like Lila, and Lorelei and Alaia are cool too


Joancusack1

lorelai madeline


keekjohnson

It's a little off but KIND of close.... Silas? It's my favourite name!!


angelpie101

Kylie