Lydia

[Alodia]

Thoughts?

@cariadlet
Well Lydia Bennett has a personality which Kitty, arguably Jane and lots of 19th century women in novels don't. And her personality is better than Mary's. Plus 15 year olds are all a bit ghastly, and she didn't exactly have the best parents to give her a start in life.
Lizzie is unrealistic - being really rude to the richest, swankiest man in the land when you've got little to offer, and still marrying him? Not very likely!

More to the point, I love Lydia. Find the "old" association odd - it's too unusual to have strong associations I think, but would seriously think about giving it to a future DD.
Never heard of the STD link but as someone said everyone name rhymes with something or other revolting if you try hard enough.

I’ve got a Lydia!!!

It was very popular around 16/17 years ago. So there will be a fair few teens with the name. It's a beautiful name - only thing that put me off using it was how it was said in the accent of where we were living at the time.

@Blue4YOU
I'm seriously thinking of using it for my next, is the chlamydia thing an issue? It had never entered my head until this thread! (I suppose it depends a bit on the age of your DD.)

Well my DD is only little and she’s disabled so I doubt people will say that to her or me (plus I’d bury them with telling them off if they did).
To be honest it wouldn’t bother me because it’s a daft thing (I’d never have thought of it if I hadn’t seen it on MN) that adults won’t think and children, only teens I suppose.
The short answer is no. I’d never let stuff that that put me off a name.

She gets called Olivia sometimes because of my accent though

The chlamydia thing wouldn't have occurred to me. I feel so wholesome!