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Help[Opinions] Re: Lydia and Hazel
in reply to a message by Danielle
There was a girl of about 11 named Lydia in my dentist's waiting room and I overheard her name. That made Lydia real to me. It's just a name, and it's like Julia - dignified and classic, but not fancy or wizened, more modest and modern. And, it's pretty and youthful now too. Since it sounds a little bit like Olivia, it's fashionable.
I haven't seen Hazel on a person at all, or at least not any young person. I don't like it very much because of the sound, Hay-zle, which in my mind mostly connects with the brownish color, bales of hay, words like teasel and frazzle, witchhazel astringent, and a vague image of an older woman. I think if I knew any youthful Hazels, it would seem more like a usable name to me, and I could tell you exactly what I like or don't like about it. As it is, I'm not attracted to it. I'm pretty neutral towards it. It's like Tansy - doesn't sound very good on paper, but I think meeting a real person named it would make me like it more, not less.
Hazel is a little trendy. Because it is almost antique - so many people used it for so long, then so few people used it for so long, and the Hazels left from the last wave are quite old now. So it comes around again, like bell bottoms. It's a fashiony herbal name like Lily, Ivy, Violet, etc. But it's not "too" trendy for my taste like Peyton or London or Addison.
Lydia seems fashionable to me because it sounds like Olivia and feels a little like Sophia too. It's sort of the same style. It's not a fad, though, it's just a classic name that is on an upswing, like Charlotte, still having a slightly antique air.
It'd be interesting if Hazel made it to the top 20 (which I consider to be the only popular names worth considering as "very popular" because beyond that, the number of people named is really quite small). I don't seem to have much of a feel for predicting these things ... but I think yes it will become dated, if it does become very popular, and then again it might not become very popular, it might just peak a little and stay in quiet use for a long time.
The same goes for Lydia, though - if Lydia does what Charlotte is doing (and I don't think that's any less likely than Hazel becoming very popular), it can become dated too. I guess it's a safer bet, if you're trying to avoid fads.
I think either name sounds like it could be a sister of August. If it were me I'd use Lydia. I guess it just sounds stronger and smarter to me.
- mirfak
I haven't seen Hazel on a person at all, or at least not any young person. I don't like it very much because of the sound, Hay-zle, which in my mind mostly connects with the brownish color, bales of hay, words like teasel and frazzle, witchhazel astringent, and a vague image of an older woman. I think if I knew any youthful Hazels, it would seem more like a usable name to me, and I could tell you exactly what I like or don't like about it. As it is, I'm not attracted to it. I'm pretty neutral towards it. It's like Tansy - doesn't sound very good on paper, but I think meeting a real person named it would make me like it more, not less.
Hazel is a little trendy. Because it is almost antique - so many people used it for so long, then so few people used it for so long, and the Hazels left from the last wave are quite old now. So it comes around again, like bell bottoms. It's a fashiony herbal name like Lily, Ivy, Violet, etc. But it's not "too" trendy for my taste like Peyton or London or Addison.
Lydia seems fashionable to me because it sounds like Olivia and feels a little like Sophia too. It's sort of the same style. It's not a fad, though, it's just a classic name that is on an upswing, like Charlotte, still having a slightly antique air.
It'd be interesting if Hazel made it to the top 20 (which I consider to be the only popular names worth considering as "very popular" because beyond that, the number of people named is really quite small). I don't seem to have much of a feel for predicting these things ... but I think yes it will become dated, if it does become very popular, and then again it might not become very popular, it might just peak a little and stay in quiet use for a long time.
The same goes for Lydia, though - if Lydia does what Charlotte is doing (and I don't think that's any less likely than Hazel becoming very popular), it can become dated too. I guess it's a safer bet, if you're trying to avoid fads.
I think either name sounds like it could be a sister of August. If it were me I'd use Lydia. I guess it just sounds stronger and smarter to me.
- mirfak
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