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Lydia

57 replies

Alodia · 08/07/2021 02:20

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SHB2021 · 09/07/2021 07:30

I love it. One of my first choices but hubby not playing ball. I think it's classic but not overused or over popular. Or dated...
all round pretty girls name.

cariadlet · 09/07/2021 06:44

@Phyllis321

Love it. Always my favourite Bennett sister. Classic and elegant.

@Phyllis321 Agree that it's a lovely name but how on earth can she be your favourite sister? She's silly, selfish and immature. She caused so much trouble for her family when she ran off with Wickham and then swanned back, acting all superior to her older sisters, because D'Arcy had forced Wickham to marry her.

Hangingtrousers · 09/07/2021 06:31

My dd is Lydia. Nobody yet has said chlamidya... We shall see. We love the name and it suits her perfectly. :)
She's the only one in her school too which is a bonus.

Phyllis321 · 09/07/2021 06:27

Love it. Always my favourite Bennett sister. Classic and elegant.

peaceinourtime · 09/07/2021 06:24

I like but have seen well heard it be pronounced different as Lydia as it should be and also as Linda.

Pemba · 08/07/2021 13:54

Well most words rhyme with some other word don't they? I think the chlamidya thing is a bit contrived.

It's a beautiful classic name, far nicer than many names that currently in the top ten.

Bemused by the person who said 'frumpy', in what way is it frumpy? Doreen and Edna are the sort of names that are considered 'frumpy'. But even they will probably come back some day. Lydia is timeless.

Chilldonaldchill · 08/07/2021 12:42

I really like it. It's a strong classic.
Yes, it rhymes with chlamydia but seriously, that might make someone puerile comment once but it's really not a big deal.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 08/07/2021 12:19

@DinosaurDiana

I have also never heard Lydia chlamidya. I think it’s just a MN thing started by one poster.
🤣

why on Earth would you assume that?
you do know that both the name and the STD existed long before MN.
people had made that connection way before the Internet even existed.
I heard it several times outside of MN from people who are not on MN before I was on MN🤷‍♀️

KatherineJaneway · 08/07/2021 11:19

Pride and Prejudice

DinosaurDiana · 08/07/2021 11:18

I have also never heard Lydia chlamidya. I think it’s just a MN thing started by one poster.

DinosaurDiana · 08/07/2021 11:17

It’s lovely. Classic.

Normandy144 · 08/07/2021 11:17

I think it's gorgeous. Classic name and very pretty. I really wanted to use it for my DD but DH could not be convinced.

GrandPrismatic · 08/07/2021 11:16

Dustbin

Knock knock… who’s there…

(Bad Scottish joke)

Holly60 · 08/07/2021 11:13

Very lovely classic name

1starwars2 · 08/07/2021 11:10

I love it. If I had, had a daughter it would probably have been a middle name.
My imaginary daughter is called Maya though!
Lydia is a lovely name and not too popular.

toastofthetown · 08/07/2021 10:52

I like Lydia. Surprised at the negativity here. Lydia isn’t massively dated, it was more popular about twenty years but it’s still relatively well used now. I think the chlamydia thing is a non issue. There were several Lydias when I was at school and I never heard that mentioned.

Youarestillintherunning · 08/07/2021 05:44

Unfortunately immediately makes me thing of chlamydia. When you get a chlamydia test, you get a text from 'Lydia' that gives your results.

whatthejiggeries · 08/07/2021 05:23

I have always liked it but I had a good friend called Lydia and she was call chlamydia, lid the flyd and her non is Lid which I don't like. So I would steer clear

cariadlet · 08/07/2021 05:19

Love it

IndecentCakes · 08/07/2021 04:52

Aunt Lydia

Chunkymenrock · 08/07/2021 04:23

Really frumpy and can't bear the harsh 'lid' sound at the beginning.

Amdone123 · 08/07/2021 04:18

Love it.

lolacola77 · 08/07/2021 03:52

Teapot

rubydoobydoo · 08/07/2021 03:41
MrsEricBana · 08/07/2021 03:40

I think it is very beautiful.