Lydia

SuperFreakedFirstTimer · April 2014

I'm aware that I've mentioned this name before but we're dead set on using if it LO happens to be a girl. We love it, but every time someone asks and we tell them a girl will be "Lydia"....things get silent lol. We get "Say that again? : /" , "Hmm...like Beetlejuice?" & "Oh...that's old, huh?". No one has complimented it or even pretended to like it.

IS IT THAT TERRIBLE?!

abbyful · April 2014

I like Lydia!
My niece's best friend (age 15-ish) is named Lydia.

JuneRunner14 · April 2014

I know an 8 year-old Lydia. She is adorable with long blonde hair. She plays baseball and is an Irish dancer. She is very sweet and I loved it on her.

If you ever get into watching Breaking Bad a character named Lydia comes into the picture and that might have impacted some with the name.

This is why I don't tell anyone anything. I have 2 friends that I run things by and that is it. Enough people will ruin something for you no matter what it might be because everyone has their own association with a name or an opinion based on their own experiences.

That being said, the Lydia I know is cute as heck and has made the name cute for me.

WashingtonQueen · April 2014

Lydia is awesome!

MandMLeona · April 2014

This is a name I'd love to use! Unfortunately DH's great aunt has this name, but pronounces it lie-DUH. I can't get behind that pronunciation and can't see telling them to pronounce the same name differently for us.

EXL311 · April 2014

Lydia is a beautiful name. I'm surprised more people haven't heard it. It's also a Biblical name too so there's that.

ritzgrrl · April 2014

I love the name Lydia! It was on my radar of potentials years ago, but a family member used it for her daughter, so it's out now. I say use it!

LimaD · April 2014

Wow, I'm surprised you're not getting any love for the name Lydia!

It's beautiful and feminine.

They're crazy

DaisyZH · April 2014

I think Lydia is a very pretty name!

chris&kendra1 · April 2014

It's a beautiful name! I'm surprised you're getting those reactions.

FakeFinn · April 2014

Lydia is awesome.

afwsprag · April 2014

It's a beautiful name. I'm surprised the reactions have been so negative. I know three girls under the age of 5 with that name and have nothing but positive associations with it.

bumpuser10194737 · April 2014

I adore the name Lydia!

Chapter79 · April 2014

LOVE Lydia. It's one of my top faves.

dinokitty · April 2014

Piling on to say I think it's a gorgeous name.

sweetpea2003 · April 2014

I really like Lydia. I know a few little Lydias and have always admired the name.

I do think that Breaking Bad might have tarnished the name a little for the general public (since that character was so frigid and heartless and the show was so popular) but overall I think people will forget about that now that the show is over.

My husband considers Lydia to be a "nursing home name". It was on my long list before and he gave me a major side eye. So it definitely is a little bit polarizing .