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Thea or Lydia?

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Choccywoccydoodah1999 · 20/12/2015 21:01

Can't decide between Thea Ivy or Lydia Ivy. Love both - which would you choose?

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cecilelliott · 24/12/2015 12:43

Lydia is a gorgeous name that rolls off the tongue!

So I would go for this one myself

Mince314withIcecream · 24/12/2015 09:34

a tee haitch I mean

Mince314withIcecream · 24/12/2015 09:34

Love Thea and love Lydia. I'd pick Lydia because some people can't pronounce a tee ache.

I really don't like Ivy at all. Love the suggestion of Merry or Noelle.

Raines100 · 24/12/2015 09:30

Love Lydia. Agree Ivy doesn't flow well with either. It's the two vowel sounds together. Something long like Elizabeth works, but so does something short like Jean. Did you particularly want something Christmassy? Lydia/Thea Holly, Noelle, Natalie, Nicole, Merry, Joy, Hope, etc could be lovely.

pilates · 23/12/2015 08:13

Def Lydia, dislike Thea.

soundsystem · 22/12/2015 20:18

Lydia! There are so many Theas!

diddl · 22/12/2015 10:41

I love them all!

I think Lydia Ivy.

Blu · 22/12/2015 09:46

I like Thea, Lydia and Ivy.
But names that end in a vowel don't run well into names that begin with a vowel, IMO.
Or rather they run together as if one long name joined an invisible 'r'. TheaRivy, LydiaRivy.

AuntieStella · 22/12/2015 09:41

I prefer Lydia.

I don't think either name goes terribly well with Ivy (Coronation Street name), but neither are they no-nos together (is Ivy a relative you are honouring?)

PeasinPod1 · 22/12/2015 09:38

Lydia, Thea doesn't sound like an actual name to me, sounds a bit harsh and not feminine.
Agree they dont go with Ivy though, Ivy is vintage, very unique, quirky, Thea and Lydia are not.

Mrspopper · 22/12/2015 09:20

Ps am in south london and she never gets called fear.

Mrspopper · 22/12/2015 09:19

Thea! I have a Thea and we get lots if compliments on it. I also know a horrible person called Lydia so that puts me off.

xmasseason · 21/12/2015 21:16

Lydia. Not keen on Thea.

Mydearchild · 21/12/2015 20:41

Thea or Theodora Ivy but Thea for short

GracieGraives · 21/12/2015 20:36

Thea by miles!

HelenaJustina · 21/12/2015 20:04

I like both but agree that Ivy might not be the best fit, they don't have a very nice mouth feel!
Elizabeth works as does Marie suggested above.

teacher1984 · 21/12/2015 19:59

Lydia!!!

GoldPlatedBacon · 21/12/2015 19:58

Lydia
Lydia
Lydia!

CorporeSarnie · 21/12/2015 19:58

Think the two soft vowels at the end of Lydia or Thea don't work with Ivy, a consonant world work better e.g Thea Marie.
Much prefer Thea, except if you're in S Ldn, where it is pronounced "Fear".

ThursdayLastWeek · 21/12/2015 19:56

Lydia.
Though I actually love Thea I just don't pronounce my 'th's well so I sound a bit fick Blush

Wildernessrock · 21/12/2015 19:56

Thea, but not with Ivy, I agree it needs a longer middle name!

Yika · 21/12/2015 19:53

Lydia.

Hiddlesnake · 21/12/2015 19:51

I love Thea. But I don't think it goes with Ivy particularly well.

Clawdy · 21/12/2015 19:50

Thea definitely. More unusual than Lydia.

Burgatroyd · 21/12/2015 12:17

Lydia!

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