I have recently fallen in love with the name [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] for a girl. It’s short, sweet, and classic in my opinion. I’m just afraid it clashes or sounds too “sing song” with out last name, which is [name_f]Lara[/name_f] (pronounced LAH-ruh). What do you all think? Does it sound awful? I’m having a hard time coming up with simple classic girl names that aren’t too common. I also like [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] (or [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f]), and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]…all of which have the same ending sound as our last name. Ugh!
I love [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], also, but can’t use it because a very close friend did. I feel your pain <3
I do think it sounds sing-song because she will go by her full name quite often for several years, if not her lifetime. It has to be a decent initial match because she may never marry, may not want to change her name, etc. Hannah or Rebecca Lara are not as blatantly matchy as Lydia Lara. Sarah is, because it could be morphed just enough to completely rhyme.
I think it sounds totally fine, and that you should go with [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] if that’s the name you’re set on. I really like that it matches and flows well like that with your last name.
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] @paml,
Since there is nothing offensive about these four classic names paired with your last name, I recommend using them regardless of having the same starting or ending sounds.
I think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] sounds great!
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is the only one that’s too much if you ask me, the others are all perfectly fine! [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is lovely and memorable. ^^
I have an alliterative name myself, it’s never been a problem. Having a sing-songy or alliterative name makes it easy to remember and it’s always been an advantage to me.
I think sing-songy/alliterative names are under-appreciated! [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is SO memorable and is a great set-up for a fantastic career.
I think [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] are just fine with your last name. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] isn’t great with [name_f]Lara[/name_f], and in my opinion, [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is fairly unfortunate.
I like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f], (it’s a bit reminiscent of ‘[name_f]Lois[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]’ yknow?)
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is easy for ppl to remember, eye-catching, has a nice cadence to it, etc.
I think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is gorgeous.
I understand your pain. I love [name_f]Elyse[/name_f], but it doesn’t work with our “see” starting last name.
Out of your four suggestions, I think [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] glows the best. and I see your concern about assonance between your last name and potential first names.
I also am in love with [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]. Maybe some other faves of mine will resonate with you.
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_u]Andrea[/name_u], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], lily, jillian, [name_f]Emily[/name_f] ([name_f] Anna, Eve, Emily[/name_f] is mentioned in the Bible btw. I noticed your girl names are biblical).
If biblical is your thing maybe you could modify a place to use galilea or petra, bethel or bethany.
At any rate, good luck hunting. Girl names are the hardest for me.
I don’t think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is as bad as you think. It’s better than [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] or [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]. What about [name_u]Linden[/name_u], [name_f]Lindy[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], or [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] instead?
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] actually sound fine to me, whereas [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] is too rhymey and I don’t like that [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] has the same starting AND ending sounds. What about [name_f]Lydie[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f]?
I think it works!
I like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f]! I agree with other posters, it’s memorable and lovely.
I really love [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] and I think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] is actually the best option when combined with your surname. I agree with others that [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] are too close in sound to [name_f]Lara[/name_f] therefore my second choice would be [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f]
Definitely go with [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f]! I think because of the different syllable count it’s completely fine.