Which spelling of Lucy?

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Which spelling of Lucy?
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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:34pm

Hi everyone, I tried to post this before, but it didn't work.

Which spelling of Lucy do you like better? Last name starts with an S (not that it matters much).

Lucy (traditional)
Lucie (I think this looks like a younger, more stylish way)
Luci
Lucia (pronounced Lou-C-uh)

I don't like Lucille, so my choices are to stick with Lucy or Lucia.

Thanks!

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:37pm

Either Lucy or Lucia - depends on which name you really want. Definitly not the other two.

KT

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:39pm
Lucie is the french way to spell it, so it's not spelled incorrectly. DH and I both like that spelling better w/our last name, but we still like the traditional Lucy as well.
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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:44pm

It's also the eastern european way to spell Lucy which would fall in line with my culture but since you didn't mention anything about culture I just assumed you were looking for a "fresh" way to spell Lucy. If you are french then I don't see anything wrong with spelling it Lucie but if you have no French ties then stick to Lucy.

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:48pm
I don't have any French ties but I didn't think that it mattered much because people spell names differently all the time regardless of culture. Any other ideas or names that are similar to Lucy? We love that name...but am always open to more suggestions!
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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:56pm

I'm no good at suggesting other names. lol I'll let the other ladies do that. :) What is it about Lucy that you really like? That it is short? The style? I'm sure that will help out the other ladies with ideas. :)

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:57pm
I think that people will likely misspell Lucie so I would stick with Lucy. Also, it will just look like a trendy misspelling next to a non-ethnic last name. Lucia is fine but I think many people will pronounce it Lou-sha, as long as you're fine correcting people it's a lovely choice. Lucy or Lucia would definitely get my vote.

 


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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 4:58pm

I have a coworker whose wife's name is Lucie. I'm not sure if it is her full name or a nn, but I am equally split between Lucy and Lucie for this reason. I like the traditional spelling, but the "ie" looks perfectly natural to me too since I know someone who spells it this way.

I also really, really like Lucia. To me, it sounds more formal and so you could use a nn. I think Lucie would naturally flow from there since it's a more nicknamey-name than Lucia, and it's only one letter off. Lucia nn Lucie is what I would pick - actually I consider this for myself. :)

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 5:08pm

Awww thanks for your suggestions everyone! I'm so split between Lucie, Lucy and Lucia....I'm at a loss. To me, Lucy is so cute and fun and traditional. Lucie seems much younger and a little more stylish to me. Lucia I never liked but recently it's grown on me. I do like the middle name Belle (so does DH) and I think Lucia sounds best with Belle as Lucia Belle versus Lucie or Lucy Belle.

We love this combo but then my friend said "omg it sounds like Lucille Ball!" Then I got upset because now all I can think about is that it sounds like Lucille Ball. Actually Lucille Ball spelled her name Lucy but spelled her daughter's Lucie....ohhh decisions decisions...

Why is spelling a name so hard??

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 5:47pm

I love just plain, normal Lucy. ;) Coming from a Kelli (yes, with an "i"), I'd highly encourage you to use the traditional spelling. Trust me ... it gets old.


Lucille isn't the only other formal version you could use, btw. Any of these would also work (not sure of your style, but there are quite a few to choose from).



  • Luciana

  • Lucienne (very pretty, less common option)

  • Lucinda

  • Louise

  • Louisa

  • Eloise

  • Eloisa

  • Talulla/Tallulah

You get the idea. ;)


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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 6:31pm
If you go with Lucia, you get the best of both worlds, in a sense, since you could call her Lucy or Lucie, but she would also have a more formal-looking name. As between Lucie and Lucy, I hate to say it, but the only way to choose is probably just to go with your gut - whichever one looks nicer to you. If I were going with just Lucy/Lucie as a first name, I would probably use Lucy; but as a nickname for Lucia, I could go either way and would probably lean towards Lucie, actually.

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