Lydia - what do you think?

[123nellyc]

Never thought it would be so hard to pick a name that both me and OH agree on. We keep changing our minds but this week the favourite is 'Lydia Mae'.

[LeopardSkinPillBoxHat]

I love it! a school friend of mine is called Abigail Lydia, Ive always loved her name.

[SE13Mummy]

Lydia is lovely (as is Madeleine, both are place names as is Bethany).

I'd choose Kate, Ruth, Hope, Mary, Jane, Claire, Rachel, Charlotte or maybe Rosalind as a middle name.

[Rach109]

Love the name Lydia :)
as for middle names,unless you have a family name to use ?? I like Rose & Grace
def not Mae but May is ok

[smilingserenely]

love it my dd age 14 is lydia naomi hannah

often known as lydie ,lyd or to her closest

friends teapot which doesn't seem to bother

her in the slightest

[Faaamily]

Lydia is beautiful. Mae not my cup of tea, nor May.

[Guacamole]

I like it very much...
Although I prefer the spelling May (more traditional).

[sleepyhorse]

I think Lydia Grace is lovely and sounds very classy. What about Lydia Rose?

[Pasiphae]

I much prefer Madeleine. Lydia is tooo fussy for my liking.
Strangely, I do like Lydie.

[QuickLookBusy]

Yes Lydia is lovely, have one in the family and she is so sweet.

It is shortened to Lydi, but she also referred to as Little Miss Sunshine-because she radiates happiness.[well most of the time!]

[Tortington]

love it

[Notyetamummy]

Lydia is lovely. I particularly love Lydia Catherine.

[Lynli]

Lydia in my family is called Lydia dustbin.

But I like it anyway.

[GRW]

I love the name Lydia- how about Lydia Helen I like Lydia Catherine too.

[FullaDoll]

I think Lydia sounds a bit dated, although I do like it. As for Mae, don't get me started. It seems every girl and her dog born over the last few years has the middle name Mae.

[FernieB]

Much prefer Madeline. A friends daughter is Lydia. She was trying to find the top of the biscuit tin once and asked 'where's the lid?'. A little voice piped up 'here I am!'.

She is always referred to as Lyd and it sounds awful.

[123nellyc]

Thanks guys. Think we will stick with Lydia but with no middle name. We also like Madeline/Maddie but unsure because of the stigma around it.

[serenity]

DD is Lydia (Lydia Athene fyiw)

Obviously we quite like it It's not so unusual that people look askance when they hear it, but it's quirky enough that she's the only one in her school.

[TotorosOcarina]

Lydia was our first choice for DD for ages, but then we heard 'Lydia Chlamydia' and 'Lydia teapot' and it put me right off.

[MortBlacksand]

I like the name alot but it would make me hum the Tattooed Lady whenever we met....

[said]

Great name. Not overly popular. I always imagine Lydia's growing into Sarah Parish look and soundalikes. Agree that it deserves a nicer name than Mae

[Francagoestohollywood]

Lydia is a lovely name, that doesn't really need another one. Lydia.

[pointydog]

Don;t like it. Sounds prim.

[Flossie69]

My niece is Lydia Rose. I think that is a lovely combination.