[name]Hi[/name] all! An update and a question from me!
We’re slowly starting to narrow it down, of our top four, two are becoming clear front runners:
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Marie[/name] nn [name]Andie[/name]
If we go with [name]Lucia[/name], DH loves the nickname [name]Lucy[/name]. I like it too but am a little on the fence because of how popular it has become. If we called her [name]Lucy[/name] I think it would be more of a pet name and less of an everyday thing, but its hard to know how much a nickname will grab hold with the rest of our families etc. We may not be able to help it…
My question is, if we end up calling her [name]Lucy[/name] quite a bit, if #2 is a boy would you automatically count [name]Charlie[/name] out due to the Peanuts connection?
I wouldn’t have noticed anything strange about a [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name] sibset. I think its really cute. But my vote is for [name]Andie[/name]. Adorable!
It didn’t occur to me at all until you pointed it out
I think [name]Lucia[/name] nn [name]Lucie[/name] is gorgeous. I know a [name]Lucia[/name] who goes by both [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name] and she loves her name.
I hadn’t thought of spelling it [name]Lucie[/name]… But I kind of like that it is closer to her real name… But is it weird that its not spelled the traditional way? [name]Will[/name] that cause more problems than just calling her [name]Lucy[/name]?
I hadn’t thought of spelling it [name]Lucie[/name]… But I kind of like that it is closer to her real name… But is it weird that its not spelled the traditional way? [name]Will[/name] that cause more problems than just calling her [name]Lucy[/name]?[/quote]
LOL! I hadn’t even realised I used both spellings! Well, I spell my nn ([name]Ella[/name]) as [name]Elea[/name] and I’ve always just explained to people that that’s how I spell my nn and they tend to pick it up quickly. It’s never been a problem It’s a bit like the [name]Amy[/name]/[name]Aimee[/name] spellings for me (I know several of both).
[name]How[/name] are you pronouncing [name]Lucia[/name]? Pronouncing the c like a ch (versus like an s-cound) will distinguish this name more from [name]Lucy[/name]. [name]Lu[/name]-chi-a (This is the Italian pronunciation, and I prefer this pronunciation.) Also, nn [name]Lucie[/name] reads more like a nn than does [name]Lucy[/name], which is identical to the stand-alone name. So I’d encourage the [name]Lucie[/name] spelling. Finally, I think it will be inevitable that a [name]Lucia[/name] will be called [name]Lucy[/name], but you don’t have to. If you insist on calling her [name]Lucia[/name], then no matter how much she gets called [name]Lucy[/name] by others, [name]Lucia[/name] will not disappear from view. Good luck.
I prefer [name]Lucia[/name] to [name]Alexandra[/name].
OK, knowing that, I don’t think [name]Lucy[/name] nn is a problem, unless you want that nn. [name]Lou[/name]-sha sounds very different from [name]Lucy[/name]. In fact, I would say the obvious nn for [name]Lou[/name]-sha was [name]Lou[/name] ([name]Lu[/name]), not [name]Lucy[/name].
I really like [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Charles[/name] together. [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name] are nice nn’s. The [name]Charlie[/name] [name]Brown[/name] connection didn’t even hit me until I read it later. If they were say [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Linus[/name] then I’d say yeah, there’s a problem.
I think you’re okay with [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name]. for one thing, people associate the combo “[name]Linus[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name]” with peanuts much more, probably due to the [name]Vince[/name] Guaraldi album of the same name. then there’s the fact that [name]Charlie[/name] brown never actually goes by “[name]Charlie[/name],” it’s always either “[name]Charlie[/name] [name]Brown[/name]” or “[name]Chuck[/name].” Could it be that i’m a little too familiar with this?
I had the same thought too – I would think of [name]Charlie[/name] [name]Brown[/name] if a sib set were [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Linus[/name] (these were our cats’ names actually, but [name]Linus[/name] wandered off), but [name]Charlie[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name] just sound like two classic names.
I didn’t make the connection until you pointed it out! I love [name]Lucy[/name]! With [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name], some people may make the connection and others (like us) may not.
If you’re comfortable with [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name], I think that’s what’s important.
I really love both [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name].
Good luck, [name]Erin[/name]! I hope you’ve been doing well!
Thanks [name]Jill[/name]! We are both really happy with both the [name]Lucia[/name]![name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Alexandra[/name]/[name]Andie[/name] options. I think we will know which one is right when we see her!
[name]Just[/name] to confirm, you think [name]Lucy[/name] rather than [name]Lucie[/name] is better right?
I’m so excited to see which name you choose! I’m so happy that you found Nameberry!
Either way, I really love [name]Lucy[/name]/[name]Lucie[/name], and like you said, [name]Lucie[/name] really does capture the elegance of [name]Lucia[/name].
[name]Both[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Lucie[/name] are lovely, but I love [name]Lucy[/name] the most. I think that’s because I love the shape of a word when it has a lower case letter that goes down below the line like a “y” or up above the other letters like a “t” or up really high like an “l” or an “h”. That’s why I love my son’s name [name]Peter[/name]. My last name [name]Chesney[/name] is really cool because it has an “h” that goes up and a “y” that goes down.
But [name]Lucie[/name] looks much gentler and more old-fashioned than [name]Lucy[/name] does.
Thanks for the perspective [name]Susan[/name]… The other thing I am thinking is that [name]Lucy[/name] feels more like a nickname to me since it is shorter than [name]Lucia[/name]… Where as [name]Lucie[/name] is just swapping out one letter for the other.
Also I think she would have to spell [name]Lucie[/name] for people, or they’d just assume its [name]Lucy[/name] and get it wrong.
It’s a bit like the [name]Amy[/name]/[name]Aimee[/name] spellings for me (I know several of both).