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HelpRe: Lydia, Lucia, or Iris?
in reply to a message by Danielle1979
Lydia is a nice classic name that isn't too fashiony. I ran across a youth named Lydia and thought it seemed impressive, kind of similar to the impression of Amelia, maybe less uptight. It has a slight slickness about it, but not enough to bother me and make me think it's bad.
Lucia isn't too different from Lydia I guess, but it does sound more Italian, and has the obvious nickname. I'm personally not a fan of it because I just don't like the sound of Luci-names. I think anyone called Lucy should have a grown up name as her full name, though - Lucy by itself is too diminutive IMO.
Iris is more of a fashiony name like August is. I personally like it. I'm thinking you're making a choice between a classic name and a fashiony one. It's hard because all the names seem fresh. I suggest you think about people you know personally who have classic names vs. trendier ones, and use that to figure out which is most your style - trying to forget what time it is right now.
classic names like Lydia and Lucia: Julia, Katarina, Laura, Maria, Claudia, Nina, Irene, Diane
nickname names for classic names, like Lucy: Sally, Jenny, Meg, Katie, Tina, Becky, Vicky, Liz, Carrie
fashiony names like Iris: Erin, Crystal, Heather, June, April
Personally I lean towards Iris, but I think I'd rather actually be named Lydia.
- mirfak
Lucia isn't too different from Lydia I guess, but it does sound more Italian, and has the obvious nickname. I'm personally not a fan of it because I just don't like the sound of Luci-names. I think anyone called Lucy should have a grown up name as her full name, though - Lucy by itself is too diminutive IMO.
Iris is more of a fashiony name like August is. I personally like it. I'm thinking you're making a choice between a classic name and a fashiony one. It's hard because all the names seem fresh. I suggest you think about people you know personally who have classic names vs. trendier ones, and use that to figure out which is most your style - trying to forget what time it is right now.
classic names like Lydia and Lucia: Julia, Katarina, Laura, Maria, Claudia, Nina, Irene, Diane
nickname names for classic names, like Lucy: Sally, Jenny, Meg, Katie, Tina, Becky, Vicky, Liz, Carrie
fashiony names like Iris: Erin, Crystal, Heather, June, April
Personally I lean towards Iris, but I think I'd rather actually be named Lydia.
- mirfak
This message was edited 12/17/2014, 10:00 AM
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