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Help!!!! Girls name - Lydia or Verity?

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plzhelpmepickaname · 19/05/2022 14:54

Our baby girl is due soon, and we're really stuck on either Verity or Lydia as a name.

Middle name is likely to be Grace or Jane (although I'm not overly keen on Verity Grace - too many virtue names in one name!)

Looking to gauge opinions on which one people like best?

PS, before it comes up, yes I do know there are words that rhyme with these names, and no, I'm not concerned about that :)

I think both names are pretty, but given they are quite unusual, I'm now thinking, is the reason they are unusual because no one likes them?? 😂

Please help!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

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Luredbyapomegranate · 27/05/2022 02:40

Lydia, , more of a classic. But Verity is perfectly nice. Thanks

FlamingoDust · 26/05/2022 20:21

They are both beautiful. At a push I would pick Verity!

SmiledWtherisingsun · 25/05/2022 07:59

Oh I love Grace!

Alstoybarn · 25/05/2022 00:29

Verity

Lindisfarne1 · 24/05/2022 15:31

I love Verity if I'd had a daughter thats what I'd have named her

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plzhelpmepickaname · 24/05/2022 15:21

Thanks so much to everyone who commented 😀😘its really been interesting getting some viewpoints as I don't want to discuss it with friends and family before the birth. They will try to be polite but I'd know if they hated it, once baby is born they won't care I'm sure. Still not 100% decided but definitely have to rethink Grace based on this though 😂 so I'm glad I posted!!

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mangodreams · 22/05/2022 08:37

Much prefer Lydia
Really don't like Verity
Both Grace and Jane are very dull middle names, if neither have any family or sentimental attachment I would rather pick something more interesting/beautiful. Or Lydia Verity sounds fine.

averythinline · 21/05/2022 23:31

Both lovely names....agree wouldn't want verity grace, but Jane not a favourite ...

Electrox · 21/05/2022 23:26

Lydia

StartupRepair · 21/05/2022 23:01

Both beautiful. Both go with Jane. Grace has really had her moment. I also love Vera, underused classic.

Addicted2LuvIsland · 21/05/2022 22:53

Lydia Grace is a beautiful name. Very classy without being pretentious. Verity is a nice name but I feel it is slightly over-used. You could always do Lydia Verity Grace . Also lovely.

SmiledWtherisingsun · 21/05/2022 22:44

Prefer Verity. Deffo.

Lydia makes me think chlamydia.
Also I can imagine people shortening it to lyd.

MojoJojo71 · 21/05/2022 22:40

Verity Jane. Gorgeous.

I’ve never really liked Lydia and for some reason when I hear it, even though it’s not the same sound it always reminds me of labia.

Firebird83 · 21/05/2022 22:37

Lydia Jane, or Lydia Verity.

pilates · 21/05/2022 09:40

I prefer Lydia

User6761 · 21/05/2022 09:38

I know a 7 year old Lydia and two late 30s Veritys. Have never come across anyone else with those names so I think they both benefit from being well known, and easy to pronounce and spell, but not overly used. One of the Veritys is often referred to as Vee by her family. Lydia is sometimes called Lyd.

RoseMartha · 21/05/2022 09:28

Lydia

lurchermummy · 21/05/2022 09:27

Lydia

MissedItByThisMuch · 21/05/2022 07:42

I love them both. Two of my favourite girls names! Unhelpful fence-sitter here!

LilacSloth · 21/05/2022 07:34

Both names are really lovely but Lydia makes me think of the annoying and silly Lydia from Pride and Prejudice and Aunt Lydia from The Handmaid's Tail so I would go for Verity. Verity Marie?

irisheyesaresmiling7 · 21/05/2022 02:01

I love Verity Jane, it is absolutely beautiful! 🥰

Sarah13xx · 21/05/2022 01:01

Lydia, the only Verity I know is a posh snob 😂 sorry but she’s ruined the name for me. Lydia is lovely

AWOL66 · 21/05/2022 00:47

You've picked two names from the same ballpark like me suggesting Herbert and Borris. People will sway to one but no offence it doesn't mean they particularly like it. If you're really stuck on choosing one maybe they're not right. I've known three Lydias believe it or not and all three were very judgmental negative types and I rarely say that! It's an odd name to me now. Verity sounds pretty but Grace is absolutely lovely - I can imagine someone down to earth, pretty and fun with that name and I've known two who are exactly like that!

IStandWithMaya · 21/05/2022 00:40

Lydia

wildasthewind · 21/05/2022 00:39

don't like Lydia verity is beautiful

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