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Lydia or Lucy?

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Milkyway42 · 27/07/2023 11:06

Hi all, currently expecting a baby girl and we’re stuck between Lydia or Lucy. My name is Louise so I wanted to have an L name for my little girl, husband prefers Lucy but I like Lydia!

All opinions welcome 😊

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IWannaShout · 27/07/2023 11:35

Lucy not biased because my dd is called Lucy

Normandy144 · 27/07/2023 11:35

I love Lydia. I really wanted to use it and would have but DH didn't like it so we ended up with Claudia instead which I also love. Lucy is also nice....but in my opinion it's not a patch on Lydia.

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Milkyway42 · 27/07/2023 11:34

Thanks all, I like Lydia as it doesn’t sound too similar to Louise in the way that Lucy does, not keen on Lois or Layla

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Totallyconfusedperson · 27/07/2023 11:34

I prefer Lucy, both are lovely tho

Crikeyalmighty · 27/07/2023 11:29

My friend has a little one called Layla - which I also think is nice

Crikeyalmighty · 27/07/2023 11:27

I also like Laura and Lara

Crikeyalmighty · 27/07/2023 11:27

Both lovely-

Wrenegade · 27/07/2023 11:23

I think both are really lovely, but Lucy just beats Lydia for me.

continentallentil · 27/07/2023 11:18

Or how about Lois?

continentallentil · 27/07/2023 11:17

Lydia

Lucy is sweet but one of those slightly babyish names I think work better on little girls - also definitely more popular than Lydia right now

There’s also Lucia, but it has a few different pronunciations (the Spanish Loo-see-ah is probably nicest and gaining ground, but the still quite nice Italian Loo-chee-ah is still more common in the UK. The American Loo-sha is awful, but would be rare here anyway).

JellyDeels · 27/07/2023 11:12

Lucy is too similar to Louise, so I'm voting Lydia.

NetflixAndGin · 27/07/2023 11:11

I like Lydia! Other similar options: Lila (pronounced lie-la or lee-la), Lola, Leila, Lexi, Livia.Smile

SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 27/07/2023 11:08

Sorry OP, I'm voting with your DH Wink