I would really love to name a daughter of mine [name]Lucille[/name] because it means a lot in the family however [name]Lucy[/name] is just way to over used for me and almost seems boring and so common. However I never hear [name]Lucille[/name] and I think it’s so much prettier and fuller, do you think she could stay [name]Lucille[/name] and avoid [name]Lucy[/name]? And also do you prefer [name]Lucille[/name] or [name]Lucinda[/name]???
Thank you!!
I’d prefer [name]Lucinda[/name] to [name]Lucille[/name], although I love [name]Lucy[/name] so I’m not sure I’m the best person to weigh in. I would like [name]Lucille[/name] as a middle name, too.
I know a 3 year old who goes strictly by [name]Lucille[/name]. Whenever someone accidentally calls her [name]Lucy[/name], her parents politely correct them and it’s never a big deal.
I lile [name]Lucille[/name] better than [name]Lucinda[/name] 
I prefer [name]Lucille[/name] to [name]Lucinda[/name], but both are lovely. Some people are going to call her [name]Lucy[/name]. It’s going to happen. You just have to say, “no, her name is [name]Lucille[/name]”. People will get the hang of it. Then again, she may grow to prefer the sweet and spunky [name]Lucy[/name] to the formal and lovely [name]Lucille[/name]. You can only control what you do. If you love [name]Lucille[/name], call her [name]Lucille[/name]. But be prepared for people (maybe even herself) to call her [name]Lucy[/name].
I never understood why people nickname a child when the child is introduced by his or her parents in a certain way. Who gives anyone other than the parents the right to decide what a child is called?
Call her [name]Lucille[/name]. Introduce her as [name]Lucille[/name], write her name as [name]Lucille[/name], she’ll call herself [name]Lucille[/name]. if someone says “[name]Lucy[/name]”, just say quietly “we call her by her full name” and then change the subject.
[QUOTE=spring13;1530788]I never understood why people nickname a child when the child is introduced by his or her parents in a certain way. Who gives anyone other than the parents the right to decide what a child is called? [QUOTE]
I agree. My husband’s name is Patrick, and even in business situations he’s introduced himself as such, and then the person (always a man) goes on to refer to him as “Pat” for the entire conversation. That being said, some people are going to call Lucille “Lucy,” and you’ll just have to be comfortable enough to correct them. My brother is a Jonathan who has never gone by “John,” but that doesn’t mean my mom didn’t spend years correcting people. And you have to do it EVERY time. A friend has a Zachary who she never wanted to be Zach, but her MIL called him Zach from the start. She tried correcting her a few times, but didn’t want to offend so she stopped. Then her FIL picked up on it, and then her kids. Ten years later, I’ve never heard him called Zachary by anyone.
I love [name]Lucille[/name], dislike [name]Lucinda[/name], [name]Lucy[/name] is cute.
I would never call a [name]Lucille[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] unless someone told me to…in my mind [name]Lucy[/name] is a seperate name & not something I would call someone without being directed towards it. [name]Lou[/name] is something I could see myself using more naturally.
But if you really dislike [name]Lucy[/name] maybe use [name]Lucille[/name] as a mn cause your daughter might go for [name]Lucy[/name] in school when she’s older.
I much prefer [name]Lucille[/name] to [name]Lucinda[/name]. I may be biased, though…my daughter’s middle name is [name]Lucille[/name] in honor of my grandmother. I actually love the name [name]Lucy[/name] too, but if you don’t just call her [name]Lucille[/name]. My name is [name]Kathryn[/name] and I have always been called [name]Kathryn[/name] (except in high school when I changed my name to [name]Katy[/name] for a little while, but who doesn’t do that as a teen, right?). Occasionally people would assume I was called [name]Kathy[/name] for short and I’d have to correct them, but most of the time in school teachers would just ask “do you go by [name]Kathryn[/name] or do you want to be called something else?” It was never a problem for me.
You could always do the nickname “[name]Lulu[/name]”. Which is still pretty cute.
However, even if you call her by another name like [name]Lulu[/name], that won’t necessarily stop your own daughter from wanting to be called [name]Lucy[/name] instead. She might even have friends that want to call her by a different nickname.
I’ve always liked [name]Lucinda[/name] more than [name]Lucille[/name], but I like [name]Lucilla[/name] (loo-[name]SILL[/name]-ah) more than [name]Lucille[/name] and [name]Lucinda[/name]. Maybe you could do something like [name]Lucille[/name] nn Cilley? [name]Said[/name] like SEE-lee? I’ve come across [name]Cecily[/name]/[name]Cecilia[/name] nn [name]Celie[/name], and I think [name]Lucille[/name] nn Cilley works, too. I love the [name]Celie[/name] spelling, but I think Cilley might make more sense with the full name [name]Lucille[/name].
Good luck!
I think you could avoid it though she may choose to go by [name]Lucy[/name] later in life!! I [name]LOVE[/name] nn lulu but I guess that’s a nn you grown out of…, but that’s ok she could then just go by [name]Lucille[/name]… I think people are more inclined to want to nickname little kids! Cici is another option. I like [name]Luciana[/name] the most of the [name]Lucy[/name] variants because it gives nn [name]Luna[/name]! And [name]Lucinda[/name] for nn [name]Indi[/name] which I think is just gorgeous! [name]Lucille[/name] is so fresh and pretty though…
[name]Lucy[/name] could be hard to avoid as it’s the most intuitive nn for [name]Lucille[/name]. As said above, some people will probably jump straight to [name]Lucy[/name] even if she’s introduced as [name]Lucille[/name], and will need to be corrected. Your daughter may even like [name]Lucy[/name] and you could be fighting a losing battle!
[name]Cilla[/name] is a cute nn [name]IMO[/name]. I actually prefer [name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Lucilla[/name] to [name]Lucille[/name] - this just makes me think of Arrested Development!
With [name]Lucille[/name] could call her [name]Lulu[/name] or Cici if you are looking for a different nickname options. If you go with [name]Lucinda[/name], you could always use [name]Cindy[/name] instead of [name]Lucy[/name]. I have a slight preference for [name]Lucille[/name] over [name]Lucinda[/name], but I think they are both nice names.
You may find that some people call her [name]Lucy[/name] anyway or she may decide to go by this herself one day. This is something to keep in mind if you really do despise the [name]Lucy[/name] nickname. I don’t think it will happen all the time, but you will probably hear it. I think you have to judge how grating/annoying this might be for you. If you think it might be intolerable, I’d search for a different name.