The title of this post pretty much says it all. The name Lily is becoming more and more popular which means that there are more and more people making a disgrace of what it means to be a Lily. Let’s explore some people who have been blessed with a beautiful name, but have tarnished it in one way or another.
Lily Allen. I don’t mind Lily Allen as much as one would assume. I definitely think she could look cuter–she’s been in fashion police one too many times for a fellow Lily. Her dad is a musician so it’s safe to assume that she played the nepotism card. I don’t disapprove of this as much as I do of her fake accent. She puts on a bit of a rougher East End accent which is unfortunate. Don’t dumb yourself down! Her lyrics and melodies are fun, but she hasn’t won a Grammy so it’s impossible for me to be fully proud of her. She did win a Download Music Award though. Whatever that means.
Lily Collins. Daughter of yep…Phil Collins. Okay I think Lily Collins is really pretty. She has crazy eyebrows which I’m kind of jealous of. But then I remember that her dad is Phil Collins and I’m like okay ew. She’s starting to embrace a career in acting. You might remember her as the daughter in The Blind Side. Remember how her name was Collins in the movie? It all makes sense now! She was also in that really bad movie with Taylor Lautner called Abduction that no one had to see in order to know that it was really bad. Now she’s playing Snow White in Mirror Mirror, not to be confused with the similar film Snow White and the Huntsman. Despite Mirror Mirror adding even less credibility to her resume than Abduction, I’d rather accept her into the Lily club than the lead in Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen “I look like I’m going to barf” Stewart.
Lily-Rose Melody Depp. Yes, Johnny Depp’s daughter. Lily-Rose literally has no accomplishments. She’s a girl after my own heart, really. Johnny Depp is the only one that adds any credit to her existence. It’s possible that she’ll grow up being exclusively in Tim Burton films and having a huge gap-toothed smile like her mom, Vanessa Paradis.
Lily Tomlin. What Lily Tomlin lacks in good looks, she definitely makes up for in talent and humor. At least she’s been in roles that are recognizable! She’s been in almost every TV show from Frasier to Sesame Street to Desperate Housewives. My only problem with this is that she seems kind of desperate. Slow down crazy, slow down! You’re old so you don’t really need money or things any more so why don’t you just relax and chill out?
Lily Cole. She’s a model/actor. She could have won one of those Slashie awards in Zoolander! She’s got a really unique face, but she ruins it by being a super ginger. BUT she’s 5′ 10 so she’s definitely helping the tall Lily population. Lily Cole goes to Cambridge, so she’s like, really smart. BUT she posed nude in Playboy. She’s only been in one really big movie which was The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. As much time as it takes to figure out how to pronounce the title, is about the same length as the movie itself–3 hours. You also feel like you’re on Ecstasy the whole time. And Heath Ledger killed himself during the making of the movie because he hated it so much. True story.
Honorable Mention: Lily Aldrin in How I Met Your Mother. I know that Lily Aldrin isn’t a real person, but she’s doing a lot of harm to the name Lily. The character is played by Alyson “no lips” Hannigan. Another ginger. I like that in the show she’s married to Jason Segel’s character Marshall. Unfortunately, during her college years she was goth–dyed black hair and all. She’s just a really weird character and she never has any good lines. At least none that I can remember since the last time I watched it in 2009.
Is there any celebrity that shares your name that really disrespects everything your name stands for?
John Carter of Mars and John Cena the wrestler. Maybe they should switch gigs.
Yeah I’m pretty sure you share your name with every other man in the world. But I like that you picked John Cena. hahah
The only Lisa I can think of is my girl Lisa Rinna. She’s pretty much my hair role model. She recently had her generous fake lips reduced to a more human level. The thing I like about her is that she’s honest with her mistakes and is able to laugh at her self. I approve of Lisa Rinna. She can share my name.
Lisa Rinna kind of freaks me out. I don’t actually know anything that she’s been in. What does she even do, act? That’s how little I know about her. She seems like a good Lisa though! Except for the whole lip inflation thing…
Helloooo, what about Lisa Frank?!
I forgot about Lisa Frank!!! But wait, do I really want to be associated with an artist who draws crazy unicorns in tacky colors? Yeah, okay, I do.
Btw, LOL on Lily Tomlin! Slow down crazy, slow down! Haha! She looks a little worse for wear. She is smart and funny, though, so a good Lily, all in all.
Yeah definitely not one of the worst Lily’s….butttt she looks like an old man now.
I don’t know which is worse – Jenna Jameson or Jenna Bush?
There’s also Jenna Fischer, ya know that chick from The Office? But yeah slim pickin’s with the name Jenna. At least it’s still unique and hasn’t been totally spoiled! Besides the whole pornstar thing.
My name is so common, it’s useless to name other bearers of it – we’re everywhere.
Fortunately the Lilys (and the rest of the world) have you to look to for as a beacon of style and class!
Hah exactly! Yeah that’s no fun when your name is common. But growing up I hated being the only Lily around. I felt like a freak!
Top post this. It’s got humour, arrogance, vanity and self-importance right the way through it.
I love it.
Ahh well thanks very much! I would agree that this was one of my funnier ones! Thanks Michael!
No Adairs. ::sigh::
ha!
Hmmmm Adair is pretty rare!
I like Lily as a name. But after this post, I wouldn’t want to name anyone like that – out of fear that they’re way too inferior for you ;).
I don’t want to reveal my real name, so I’ll remain vague: one of the mermaids in POTC 4 has my name. YES.
Hah true! I should be the only one blessed with the name Lily, right? Nahh I’m glad so many people like the name now!
I’m guessing your name is either Syrena or Tamara? I can’t be sure though because I couldn’t find anymore names! I’m so intrigued!
Actually, I share my name with one of the actresses who played mermaids, so it’s not Syrena :). Try again!
Hmm Astrid or Gemma?! I really love both of those names!
I have a Lily you might think is really cool, you might know of her 🙂
http://www.lilysalvage.co.uk/
Hahaha oh my lord she is my favorite Lily. I want to be her.
No Lily from Modern Family? She’s the best part of the show (maybe you’re right, I do get my inspiration from our conversations)!
Timothy McVeigh is always the first Tim that pops into my head. Too many athletes too like Tim Thomas, Tim Lincecum, and Tim Tebow. This game isn’t fun if you’ve actually met people with your same exact name like I have.
Omg Lily from Modern Family has the scariest face. Seriously, what is she? I knew it!
Yeah just a popular name. Tim. It’s not a very exciting name is it? I hate Tim Tebow. I don’t really know the other guys. Tim Thomas is a pretty bad name. Two boring names in one. Yikes.
I kinda dig Lily Allen’s alien look…
Haha she definitely looks like an alien. She rocks it though!
My name isn’t very common except as one of my favorite actresses (Life Aquatic, the Adams Family – those are your hints) and a dumb cartoon character from Nick Jr when I was a kid.
Yes yes! Since we’re friends on facebook, I know exactly who you’re referring to in both cases!
You are one of the few, my dear!
You are the ONE AND ONLY Lily worth knowing! At least in my books, that is!
Ahh why thank you! I wish everyone felt the same way!
I am named for Tim McGraw. Oh, it’s not THAT Tim McGraw, but I am named for Tim McGraw nonetheless.
Tim
Haha that’s crazy! I didn’t realize how many Tim McGraws there were in the world! (Sorry I didn’t see your comment until now!)
Hey I’m not gonna say my name but I LOVE jhonny depp but I think that what u just wrote about all the lily’s is kinda b***** so just because you were skanky outfits doesn’t mean u can be so mean!!!!!!
First of all, I was joking. Don’t worry, I like all Lilys and I really like Johnny Depp too. How do you know I wear skanky outfits? (I don’t ) But I would just like to know where you got that info from this post?