See the results of this poll: Only names we like conflict badly. Help!
Respondents: 51 (This poll is closed)
- Lyra Lucy Anthea : 21 (41%)
- Lyra Anthea Lucy : 28 (55%)
- Start again : 2 (4%)
- Suggested something else: 0 (0%)
At first I agreed that [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] conflict but the more often I read them together, the more it’s growing on me. Go for it! They’re great names.
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] sounds good to me!
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you feel very strongly about using two middles? I suspect the hangup here is the alliterative L/L combined with the overall syllable count.
On their own, both [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] sound great! If you definitely want all three, [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] gets my vote, but I see why you’d want to try to find more balance first.
Have you tried other feminizations of [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]?
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Antonella[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
I’ll also toss [name_f]Nina[/name_f] out there as an option, although I admit three two-syllable names sounds a bit choppy.
I know you said you’d prefer to stick with just [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], but would you consider [name_f]Luz[/name_f] or [name_f]Lux[/name_f]? [name_f]Lux[/name_f] is the latin word for light, which also leads me to Lumen, even stretching a bit into [name_f]Lumina[/name_f].
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lux[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lumina[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] [name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lumina[/name_f] [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] [name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] [name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] [name_f]Luz[/name_f]
This isn’t my usual style, so I apologize if I missed the mark. Good luck, let us know what you think!
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] are a beautiful combination. [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] does feel like it doesn’t quite fit in there. If the two options listed were the only ones, I would vote to go with [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f].
Especially with honor names, sometimes the honor factor will trump the sound, meaning or style.
[name_m]Little[/name_m] bit more input: to me, [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] and [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] are two different names. With my first, I chose a very obscure way to honor my family and while I love the middle name we chose, it just turned out to not be an honor name - just too far-fetched. So I like to point that out as a possibility when trying to honor a family member. This time around, we honor our lineages by using our grandmothers’ maiden names.
I think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] is stunning. So, so pretty, no conflict at all.
If you’re unsure, I think [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] could work instead of [name_f]Anthea[/name_f], but really, I don’t think you need to make any changes. This combination totally works, is gorgeous, and honours your loved ones. Perfect!
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] is gorgeous to me. I love how the names flow together, and the alliteration at the beginnning.
I love the alliteration of [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and I think [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] totally fits nicely at the end. [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] M- is a beautiful name. I wouldn’t hesitate to use it, especially as the middle names have such strong significance for you. Go with what you love.
I really think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] is a total winner for you!
Thank you everyone, you’ve given me a little bit more confidence to use the name and the honor names we love.
I really don’t want to change [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], as I feel everything else just doesn’t match up to using the direct name of a close living relative. However seeing [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] suggested in place of [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] I can appreciate the suggestion of using a name more closely tied in spelling and sound to honour the name [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]. I don’t love [name_f]Antonia[/name_f], but I’m definitely considering it now.
I’m interested to see how the rest of the poll goes and if there’s anymore suggestions. Thank you for you input and help, I really appreciate it.
If you desperately want to use all three, then [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is the best option. I personally don’t like the look of it with the two short L names, but these names are obviously important to you and that is what is most important in the end! Use the combination you love, even if it clunks a little.
I think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] M flows really well, and I like the alliteration of [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]. Good name! On the other hand [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] run into each other and don’t sound great following each other.
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Anthea[/name_f]! [name_m]Just[/name_m] beautiful, and the alliteration gives it an injection of fun and liveliness which I love.
I do also love the suggestions of [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Antonella[/name_f] (wow!) but if they’re not to your taste, I see nothing wrong with [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] as your chosen way to honour an [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]. I firmly believe it’s the intention behind the honour that counts.