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Any good nicknames for Lydia?

53 replies

graysor · 04/04/2018 21:26

I love the name Lydia, but also like a name to have the option of a shortening or nick name. Are there any sensible nicknames for Lydia? I don’t particularly fancy future dd being known as Lid! Grin

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shakeyourcaboose · 04/04/2018 21:28

Lee Lee, Lyds, Lydi, Didi?

MrsGrindah · 04/04/2018 21:31

Well I know a Lydia who gets called Bin Lid!

Zaya71 · 04/04/2018 21:31

Sorry, all the Lydias I know are shortened to Lyd or Lydz!

Aprilmightmemynewname · 04/04/2018 21:33

Lidl!!

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 04/04/2018 21:34

I know a Lydia who is DeeDee..

Original poster
graysor · 04/04/2018 21:38

Hmmm. I thought as much.
DeeDee is quite nice, but I’m not 100% convinced, and definitely want to avoid bin lid!
Back to the drawing board then I think.

OP posts:
BikeRunSki · 04/04/2018 21:39

Chlamydia

Sorry, i realise this is not quite what you are after. Grin

notthedressiwanted · 04/04/2018 21:39

I call my friends daughter Lady Lydia, or donut...

smeerf · 04/04/2018 21:39

We call our Lydia Squid... Sorry probably not what you're looking for.

ChocolateCrunch · 04/04/2018 21:44

The Lydia I know gets called Teapot

pipilangstrumpf · 04/04/2018 21:49

Why would you shorten a short lovely name like Lydia?!

menconfuseme · 04/04/2018 21:51

I think Lydi is nice x

MikeUniformMike · 04/04/2018 21:59

Lydie. She'd be Lyds though. My first thought was Chlamydia.

BunnyEars1 · 04/04/2018 22:07

Dia- Dee-ah

MamaMilkMachine · 04/04/2018 22:19

Sorry OP chlamydia is what comes to mind Confused

Muddlingalongalone · 04/04/2018 22:21

I see I'm not the first but teapot or lyd for the only Lydia I've ever known

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/04/2018 22:23

Lydia is beautiful. I wouldn't want to ruin it with a nn.

eggcellent · 04/04/2018 22:25

dee, lids, lidda, liddy.

Sophronia · 04/04/2018 22:25

Lydie

KnockMeDown · 04/04/2018 22:27

I know a Lydia who is shortened to Lily.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/04/2018 22:36

Yes, I know a Teapot too !

Lemond1fficult · 04/04/2018 23:10

Binlyd.

RedDwarves · 05/04/2018 10:47

The one I knew always got "Chlamydia", unfortunately.

ketraa · 20/08/2018 04:07

My sister is named Lydia and I call her Lido (pronounced Lee-doe) like the beach in Venice.

timeisnotaline · 20/08/2018 04:13

Chlamydia here too sorry!