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How many Lydia’s do you know?

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HoldMyPhone · 19/10/2019 21:36

Just that really? How many and how old?

Thanks Smile

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Bubblysqueak · 23/10/2019 18:36

Two.

One mid 30s
One late teens

BucketOfTheDetective · 23/10/2019 18:30

Two
One is 24 the other is 67.

Eleanorbellanor · 23/10/2019 18:28

None!

Shadow1234 · 23/10/2019 17:55

None

Riddo · 23/10/2019 09:47

3, one is 45, one is 25 and one is 5. I think it's a lovely name.

Whoops75 · 23/10/2019 09:41

One, she’s 7 and adorable

SaharaSunset · 23/10/2019 09:38

2

One is 12 and so sweet the other is 28 and a witch. She's ruined the name for me completely

Penny85 · 23/10/2019 08:30

My 2 year old is a Lydia, nickname Lyddie Smile

Petrichor11 · 21/10/2019 20:32

3, aged 13, 23 and 31

xanderllama · 21/10/2019 13:34

Two: one is 16 and one is 41 Smile

ChocoChunk1 · 21/10/2019 11:28

My colleague is in her 40s. I love the name.

Riddleofthesands · 21/10/2019 11:25

Two, both aged 15.

Whattodoabout · 21/10/2019 11:23

One in her early thirties, lovely woman.

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HoldMyPhone · 21/10/2019 10:51

Yes misshenty I agree, makes it feel more timeless to me.

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Comefromaway · 21/10/2019 10:29

One. A friend of dd's at college. She's 19.

MissHenty · 21/10/2019 10:27

Wow you don’t get many names like this that span generations but have consistently been underused - lovely!

honeybunlatte · 20/10/2019 20:49

Two. Both mid 20's. 1 is lovely. 1 is a knob head.

Also Aunt Lydia from the Handmaids Tale 😔

clucky3 · 20/10/2019 20:20

Two: one in her early 40s and one who's 8. I think it's an old lady name

PurBal · 20/10/2019 18:57

1 in her 30s. Don't like her.

flowery · 20/10/2019 17:10

Lydia the Tattooed Lady as performed by the muppets

stopdropandroll · 20/10/2019 16:48

one, my cousin, age late 30s and lives in canada

misspiggy19 · 20/10/2019 16:46

3 all under 6 years old

Celticdawn5 · 20/10/2019 16:38

A lovely name.
Dean Friedman sings a song about a Lydia

Bobbiepin · 20/10/2019 16:34

I know two. One is a toddler and the other is a sixth form student. I love the idea of squid as a nickname.

FizzyGreenWater · 20/10/2019 12:55

Two, both sadly known as Lid most of the time.

I don't like it, I have to say - no good short form, plus (totally unreasonably) it just reminds me of the sly spoilt brat in Pride and Prejudice!

It's one of those names which never quite seems to become popular, I can kind of see why - it's pretty short, but out loud it's three syllables and actually quite a prim-sounding mouthful unless you go for Lid!

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