Lydia vs. Olivia
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Oh this is a hard question! I love both names, but I think I might go with Lydia. Both are lovely though!
Lydia, no contest.
Married male co-worker: "Wanna come over to my place for lunch today?"
Me: "Thanks, but I don't think that would be appropriate."
Him: "What do you think I'm gonna do, lure you into the bedroom with a hotdog?"
(Pause)
Him: "Ok, bad analogy."
Married male co-worker: "Wanna come over to my place for lunch today?"
Me: "Thanks, but I don't think that would be appropriate."
Him: "What do you think I'm gonna do, lure you into the bedroom with a hotdog?"
(Pause)
Him: "Ok, bad analogy."
I love them both too... but Lydia more right now because of the extreme popularity of Olivia. Lydia is also a tad more sophisticated than Olivia IMO, but I could be wrong.
Caroline :-)
"There is no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard, And no song that I could sing but I can try for your heart. And our dreams, they are made out of real things
Like a shoebox and photographs with sepia-toned loving."
Caroline :-)
"There is no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard, And no song that I could sing but I can try for your heart. And our dreams, they are made out of real things
Like a shoebox and photographs with sepia-toned loving."
I prefer Lydia. It's pretty and classic yet underused, and it makes me think of 18th and 19th century novels.
I've never liked the name Olivia. I don't know why. There's just nothing about it that appeals to me in any way. I find it a bit dull and uninteresting, even though it's not ugly or anything.
I've never liked the name Olivia. I don't know why. There's just nothing about it that appeals to me in any way. I find it a bit dull and uninteresting, even though it's not ugly or anything.
Olivia is ok I guess, but I'd never use it. I can't honestly believe how popular it has become. I agree that just Livia is nice though.
Lydia is a name I want to like, but I seem to have been ruined by an old Muppet Show version of a song about a circus freak lady covered in tattoos. "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" runs through my head every time I see this name.
http://www.internoodle.com/KERMIT/Inspiration/KermitSongs.asp?Song=21
Lyrics and a link to an audio version of Kermit singing the song.
Lydia is a name I want to like, but I seem to have been ruined by an old Muppet Show version of a song about a circus freak lady covered in tattoos. "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" runs through my head every time I see this name.
http://www.internoodle.com/KERMIT/Inspiration/KermitSongs.asp?Song=21
Lyrics and a link to an audio version of Kermit singing the song.
This message was edited 3/31/2006, 9:59 AM
I prefer Lydia. I think both are pretty but Lydia has the added bonus of not being as common.
I actually like the name Livia a lot more than Olivia. It's an entirely separate name, too, FYI.
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I actually like the name Livia a lot more than Olivia. It's an entirely separate name, too, FYI.
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Neither, really...Olivia is insanely popular- definitely one to give a bit of a breather. Lydia's okay, but I have to admit that it's permanently coloured by Lydia Bennet of Pride and Prejudice (in addition to which, the only Lydia I know IRL is very much the modern equivalent of the youngest Miss Bennet).
Liv and Livia are legitimate names on their own, but the popularity factor there would probably put me off- she might be the only Livia, but the sheer number of Olivias means that she'd be constantly correcting people- "No, just Livia- no O!!"
When I saw these two names together, I immediately thought of Lavinia, which might appeal, but unfortunately Lavinia is an unpleasantly spoilt character in The Little Princess.
sa
Liv and Livia are legitimate names on their own, but the popularity factor there would probably put me off- she might be the only Livia, but the sheer number of Olivias means that she'd be constantly correcting people- "No, just Livia- no O!!"
When I saw these two names together, I immediately thought of Lavinia, which might appeal, but unfortunately Lavinia is an unpleasantly spoilt character in The Little Princess.
sa
This message was edited 3/31/2006, 9:12 AM
Lydia
For one thing, I think Lydia is prettier (and if you want a nn, what about Lyddie?). For another thing Lydia is less overused than Olivia.
I also like the heroine in Katherine Paterson's novel "Lyddie".
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
For one thing, I think Lydia is prettier (and if you want a nn, what about Lyddie?). For another thing Lydia is less overused than Olivia.
I also like the heroine in Katherine Paterson's novel "Lyddie".
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
This message was edited 3/31/2006, 8:32 AM
Hi,
I love both of these names. They do both have many similarities. They are both traditional, smart and popular.
Lydia sounds more flirty (Pride & Predjudice), whilst Olivia sounds a little more responsible. :) both lovely.
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I love both of these names. They do both have many similarities. They are both traditional, smart and popular.
Lydia sounds more flirty (Pride & Predjudice), whilst Olivia sounds a little more responsible. :) both lovely.
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I dislike Olivia though I am not sure why, myabe because it makes me think Olivia Newton-John (the name, I didn't even know who the person was until I googled her).
I love Lydia, (nn Dia) I like it mainly because I think Lydia sounds nice and I think might have been the heroine in a book I liked.
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
Mark Twain
I love Lydia, (nn Dia) I like it mainly because I think Lydia sounds nice and I think might have been the heroine in a book I liked.
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
Mark Twain