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HelpRe: Lilia or Lydia?
in reply to a message by NobodyOfConsequence
Lydia. It's always been one of my favorite names. I actually don't find the Lyd- sound that heavy; it's more like a solid place to take off into the air of the -ia. The whole name sounds like a graceful little leap in the air.
Lilia, probably because I'm not used to it, sounds unbalanced. Lily is shorter and still sweet, while Liliana has body and flow. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's the best way I can describe it.
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And last of all an Admiral came,
A terrible man with a terrible name,—
A name which you all know by sight very well;
But which no one can speak, and no one can spell.
Robert Southey, "The March to Moscow"
Lilia, probably because I'm not used to it, sounds unbalanced. Lily is shorter and still sweet, while Liliana has body and flow. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's the best way I can describe it.
*****
And last of all an Admiral came,
A terrible man with a terrible name,—
A name which you all know by sight very well;
But which no one can speak, and no one can spell.
Robert Southey, "The March to Moscow"
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