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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.

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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.

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Robert Southey, "The March to Moscow"