Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

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

133 replies

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!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Amdone123 · 19/05/2022 15:48

I love both - no help, sorry. Do as a pp said, and wait til you meet her.
Also love Felicity ❤

Jessbow · 19/05/2022 15:45

Love Lydia, Liddy being quite a cute nickname

Verity is a bit ''Private school and ballet classes''

CousCousSalad · 19/05/2022 15:33

I think both are lovely - no harm in having two names on the table and seeing which feels right once she's here?

I know adults called both Verity and Lydia and they are unusual enough that I only know one or two but normal enough to be easily spelt & pronounced.

I do know a child called Verity which doesn't work so well - it doesn't suit the specific child at all - feels quite a light, elegant name against a very chaotic, clumsy child. Lydia feels more versatile in that sense.

toastofthetown · 19/05/2022 15:26

I prefer Verity. Much more unusual than Lydia, and so I think Lydia will be more popular on this thread, as it’s more popular in real life too!

pantherrose · 19/05/2022 15:26

Verity is lovely! I have never liked Lydia.

AngelsWithSilverWings · 19/05/2022 15:25

Lydia - I've never met a child with that name and it's lovely

emmathedilemma · 19/05/2022 15:24

Lydia is lovely, a classic IMO.
I'm less keen on Verity, it seems a bit twee.

Quinque · 19/05/2022 15:01

Lydia definitely. I regret not using it for DD2, especially since I've discovered several ancestors with the name. It goes well with either middle name.

Swipe left for the next trending thread