Cara Lucy or Helen Lucy?

[ch1134]

Cara Lucy or Helen Lucy?
Which do you prefer and why?
Surname begins with H and is 3 syllables.
Thanks.

[CrystalMcPistol]

I prefer Cara as Helen is a bit too 'sensible' for me. Plus Cara means 'friend' and that's nice and positive.

I suspect most people will pick Helen though. It's very MN Approved ™.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Cara Lucy.
Helen Is lovely but it doesn't fit with Lucy.

[Vernonon]

Cara Lucy

I like Helena Lucy a lot, but not Helen

[HainaultViaNewburyPark]

I prefer Cara Lucy.

Helen Lucy sounds like a first name-surname combination and I'm personally not keen on alliterative first name-surname combinations

[MrsAukerman]

Helen Henderson (or whatever) is alliterative which always makes me think of cheap crime fiction novels.

[silverglitterpisser]

Cara. Helen is quite bland.

[DansonslaCapucine]

Cara Lucy

I also like Helena a lot but not Helen.

[Sophronia]

I prefer Helen Lucy.

[Kennington]

Helen Lucy sounds good to me

Cara is ok

[Kitella]

Really not keen on Cara, sounds a bit naff to me...

Helen is better, nice name but agree it is a bit bland.

Helena however is beautiful.

[LibrariesGaveUsPower]

Helen Lucy but would depend on the H surname.

Can't stand the obsession with -a ing names and think it will date badly. Helena not Helen. Isabella not Isabel. Mariella not Marie. See also -ie so Evie not Eve.

I'm not a fan of Helena ,can you tell.

[CherryBonBon]

Cara Lucy.

Helen is so dowdy.

[DramaAlpaca]

Cara Lucy. Like someone else said, I love the meaning of Cara. Also, I'm not keen on alliterative first names & surnames.

[ch1134]

I'm with you Libraries! Helen sounds more classic and less common to me than Helena.
Thanks for all comments so far. Nothing that swings it either way for me yet.

[LibrariesGaveUsPower]

Thank you ch. No other bugger is these days,

[ch1134]

But I do love alliterative names!

[lunalovegood84]

I like them both but prefer Cara.

[WishIWasWonderwoman]

I like Helen but I don't think it fits with Lucy.

I don't like Cara as much as Helen, but it fits better with Lucy.

Which is not helpful!

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Cara Lucy, it's more 'now', Helen is dated.

[WishIWasWonderwoman]

Has Helen really dated around where you live? I know two teenage Helens and a little Helen who would be seven or eight.

[Sophronia]

To me Cara's a bit of a 'nothing' name, whereas Helen has so much history with the Greek mythology connection etc.

[Caldini22]

I would go for Cara

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Wish I'm in the South East; I know a lot of teenagers and absolutely no Helens! I know a ton of Helens in thrir 40's/50's.

[Pixi2]

Cara.
Helen is dated. Elin has a similar sound if you like Helen. Or if it's the alliteration would Hannah work?