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Lydia!

I like the contrast of the sounds in Lydia. It rings out clearly, where Lilia sounds a bit more mumbly. Lilia is pretty, but it can feel lost among so many other Lilys, Lilianas, &c.

Lydia! Classy and beautiful.

Lydia!

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.

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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.

Lilia looks as if the -n has fallen off Lilian. I prefer Lily, and that's saying something.

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Lydia is nice enough, and Lyddie is very nice. I was disappointed to meet what I thought was a Lyddie, years ago, when I found out she was actually Elizabeth and Liddie had been her slightly older siblings' best attempt at Libby.

I like Lilia very much.

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Lydia is just ok to me. I think it sounds prettier in languages that aren't English. The LID part sounds really clunky to me in English. I had a Russian student named Lidiya and I loved the way she pronounced her name. It sounded so light and graceful when she said it.

I only like Lilya, oddly, which I believe is Ukrainian. I don’t care for Lydia, Lilia, Lillian, or Lily.

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Only Lilya hits the right notes.

I prefer Lydia, which I love. I tend not to like names that are vowel-heavy, which Lilia is.

I prefer Lydia only slightly. Lilia is soft and sweet but Lydia manages to be pretty, strong, elegant etc all at the same time.

Lydia

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Lilia is sweet, youthful, and demure.

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Lydia is beautiful and self-possessed. I really like the Biblical Lydia; she was an intelligent business owner and a leader in the early Christian church. The Lydia in "Pride and Prejudice" is one of the biggest draw backs for me personally.

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I would love to know the meaning of Lydos, the name of the semi-legendary king who gave his name to the region of Lydia in Asia Minor.

I love both. I prefer Lydia as a full name, and Lilia as a nn. That probably sound weird but I just find Lydia more complete, and Lilia a sweet nn for Liliana or such.

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I prefer Lydia - I love Lilia too, but Lydia is one of my very favourite names. Lilia is, in my opinion, even nicer with the Polish pronunciation, which is quite similar to LEE-lya.

Lydia, far and away. Lydia is beautiful! I know Lilia has its own history and (related) origin story, but to my ear it just sounds like somebody thought Lily sounded unfinished or juvenile and shoved a random ending on it. I still like it, but I like Lydia better. I like the name Laelia better as well.

Lydia

Both are lovely, so I see your dilemma. But I have to go with Lilia. It’s just so beautiful and the Hebrew meaning is just gorgeous. Lydia and Lydie are lovely too, but the meaning is lacklustre.