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I need a middle name please!

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YorkieDorkie · 12/03/2018 10:17

Morning all,

DC2 is due in 3 weeks and we are happy with our names for a boy or girl.

We have:

Lydia
Oliver

Oliver will have DH's name in the middle so he's sorted but I'm not sure my name works with Lydia! Could you shower me with your suggestions on a 1 or 3 syllable middle name please? Nice and traditional.
Surname is 2 syllables with 'ton' on the end. I just don't think 3 2-syllable names in a row would be right!

Thank you.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/03/2018 10:27

Lydia Isabelle
Lydia Rose
Lydia Grace
Lydia Josephine
Lydia Ellen
Lydia Abigail
Lydia Jane
Lydia Marie
Lydia Brooke
Lydia Evelyn
Lydia Meredith
Lydia Alice
Lydia Maude
Lydia Frances

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TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 12/03/2018 10:37

Lydia Jane is nice.

I really like virtue names as middle names for some reason. So:

Lydia Faith
Lydia Joy
Lydia Hope
Lydia Blythe
Lydia Felicity

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ChocolateCrunch · 12/03/2018 10:58

Lydia Pearl
Lydia Tess
Lydia Maeve
Lydia Kate
Lydia Emily
Lydia Eliza
Lydia Bethany
Lydia Harriet

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lecossaise · 12/03/2018 10:59

But... Lydia is three syllables?

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Foxedme · 12/03/2018 11:05

Lydia Kate
Lydia Grace
Lydia Amelia
Lydia Elise
Lydia Elisabeth
Lydia Isabella
Lydia Emily
Lydia Abigail
Lydia Violet

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IVflytrap · 12/03/2018 11:11

Surname is 2 syllables with 'ton' on the end. I just don't think 3 2-syllable names in a row would be right!

I think Lydia is usually three syllables, isn't it? Lid-ee-uh? I think a two syllable middle name would go just as well as a one-syllable. Two sounds better than another three syllable name, to be honest.


June
Anne
Kay
Ruth


Cora
Elsie
Marie
Mabel

Beatrice
Amelie
Juniper
Coralie

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YorkieDorkie · 12/03/2018 11:14

Sorry sleep deprivation has clearly hit. Lydia is clearly 3 syllables 🙈

Great suggestions so far! I'm showing DH as they come in 👍🏻

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 12/03/2018 14:06

Lydia Emmeline
Lydia Hazel
Lydia Miriam

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oxcat1 · 12/03/2018 18:00

Lydia Hannah [Hamp]ton?

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17caterpillars1mouse · 12/03/2018 19:06

Oooo another poster mentioned Lydia Blythe and I just wanted to comment how beautifully gothic it is. Stunning name. Well done previous poster :)

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17caterpillars1mouse · 12/03/2018 19:06

Oh and I know a Lydia Ivy and a Lydia Juliet both of which i think are pretty

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Chocolatecake12 · 12/03/2018 19:08

Lydia Caroline
Lydia Faye
Lydia grace
Lydia Katherine

Love Oliver BTW

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Sophronia · 12/03/2018 19:51

Lydia Alice
Lydia Mary
Lydia Charlotte
Lydia Verity
Lydia Florence
Lydia Cecily
Lydia Sophie
Lydia Daisy
Lydia Catherine
Lydia Dorothy
Lydia Ruth
Lydia Emily
Lydia Harriet
Lydia Iris
Lydia Juliet
Lydia Kate
Lydia Josephine
Lydia Naomi
Lydia Katherine
Lydia Meredith
Lydia Margot
Lydia Jasmine
Lydia Miriam
Lydia Penelope
Lydia Tamsin
Lydia Marianne
Lydia Violet
Lydia Zoe
Lydia Genevieve
Lydia Joy
Lydia Rosamund
Lydia Blythe
Lydia Susannah
Lydia June

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DuchessMinnie · 12/03/2018 20:00

Good choice! I have a Lydia Mary Kate and she loves her middle names because they sound like "fairy cake". She's 8...

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backsackcraic · 12/03/2018 20:25

Rae
Fay
May
Joy
Amy
Lou
Mia
Ellen
Megan
Anne
Claire
Emily
Anna
Beau
Dee
Gwen
Halle
Isa
Jayne
Kay
Olwyn
Penelope
Quincy
Sofia
Theresa
Victoria
Yvonne
Zoe

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BikeRunSki · 12/03/2018 20:28

Lydia Louise

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Figment1234 · 12/03/2018 20:33

Rosemary

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Plasticgold · 12/03/2018 20:37

Lydia Rose
Lydia May
Lydia Eve
Lydia Catherine
Lydia Ottilie
Lydia Florence

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marmitecrumpets · 12/03/2018 20:48

Lydia Jane

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bridgetreilly · 12/03/2018 20:49

Lydia Joan
Lydia Rosalind
Lydia Caroline
Lydia Maud
Lydia Beatrix

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neddle · 12/03/2018 20:57

What's dc1's middle name?
You could have a theme - our girls have English Queens names and our boys have UK patron saints (mil started that one with dh and his brother).

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YorkieDorkie · 13/03/2018 08:45

DD1's middle name is Rebecca after her auntie but sadly that's the nicest name in the family, we don't like any of the others!

I would love Lydia Rose but my goddaughter is Rose and so I'm not sure if I like the idea of having the same name.

DH is keen on Lydia Grace!

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YorkieDorkie · 13/03/2018 08:46

I love Lydia Fairy Cake that's adorable Grin

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LastNightsMakeUp · 13/03/2018 08:57

I have a good friend called Lydia who is one of the nicest humans I know so great choice.

She’s lydia May I believe.
Lydia Emma would be lovely too

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PinkLemonade4 · 13/03/2018 09:02

Lydia May
Lydia Ray
Lydia Alicia
Lydia Maria
Lydia Bethany
Lydia Joanna

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