Lucy / Lucie

[SpanielFace]

Not pregnant so this is purely speculative (and may all change!), but we're planning on ttc no. 2 soon, & I had a cuddle with a very new baby girl yesterday, so I'm feeling broody! (It's that new baby smell! )

DS is William Charles

No idea what we would call another DS, as William is the only name we ever had! But for a DD, I'm quite taken with Lucy (or maybe Lucie?).

I've never met a little Lucy - all the little girls I meet at toddler groups seem to be Evie/Ava/Isabelle/Sophie/Lily. I even know three little Matildas (a name we considered for DS). But when I look at the baby name charts, Lucy is in the top 10. Do people know many little Lucys (not that it matters to us really - William is hardly rare but it's the only name we could agree on!)

Also - I'm thinking Lucy Elizabeth Hope. What do you think?

[PastaBeeandCheese]

I like it. I think you should just choose what you like. I prefer Lucy to Lucie.

[ratbagcatbag]

I have a lovely 18 week old Lucy. Don't do ie at the end, I've only once been asked the spelling, everyone assumes y at the end, you'll set her up for a lifetime of corrections.

We were going for Lucy something long middle name, Elizabeth was considered, but we went for Lucy savannah in the end. :)

[ratbagcatbag]

Btw Lucy Elizabeth hope is lovely. :)

[SizzleSazz]

There is a Lucie and a William in dd's class. One other Lucy and a few Williams in the rest of the school - primary

[BikeRunSki]

I don' t know any little Lucys and I know a lot of preschoolers! DD is Amy Alice Hope, so I think that you have very good taste in names.

[StetsonsAreCool]

I know two toddlers called Lucy, and a good half a dozen in their late twenties/early thirties. It's a lovely name that seems to have stayed reasonably popular - or at least hasn't particularly gone out of fashion.

Lucie was on our shortlist for DD (now 3.2)

[SpanielFace]

Lucy Savannah is lovely.

You have a point about Lucie, my name can be spelt one of several ways and it does irritate me sometimes. I think I had a book as a child with a character called Lucie in it, that's where I remember it from. But when I see it written down, I like Lucy more.

I always wanted Hope as a middle name for girl, as it's the name of the place we got married! But Lucy Hope seems too short on its own.

[Fraxinus]

I like lucie elizabeth hope.

There are LOADS of Lucys where I live. I think ONS site has a breakdown of most popular names by region, and it could be that Lucy is number 1 here, but not even in the top 10 elsewhere, which would skew the figures.

[Littlecherublegs]

I know of one Lucy aged 3.

I would definitely spell it Lucy and not Lucie.

Lucy Elizabeth Hope is lovely!

[BikeRunSki]

Spaniel, DD's middle name is Hope because it is the first place DH and I lived together. Is your Hope the Hope in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire ?

[SpanielFace]

BikeRunSki, yes it is! At Losehill House Hotel, it was beautiful! We don't live there but used to be regular visitors to the Peak District with the mad spaniel (in pre-DS days).

[BikeRunSki]

Beautifull ! That hotel used to be a field centre, and we lived in a farm cottage on the farm at the bottom.of Lose Hill, Spring House Farm. It was a long time ago, 99/00, but we only live 45-60 mins away now and are stlll frequent visitors, now accompanied by 4 yo DS and 1 yo DD.

[BikeRunSki]

Although we got married in Bakewell.

[SpanielFace]

What a lovely place to live! DH applied for a job in Bakewell a few years ago, he didn't get it unfortunately but we would love to move to that part of the world one day. We're about 3 hours drive away now, which is a long way with a 1 year old!

[BikeRunSki]

I worked in Sheffield, DH in Hathersage. It was only for a year, in rented, but it was idyllic. We were very fortunate to get the cottage, the land lady interviewed everyone interested! It' s now about as far as our 1 yo will travel.

[ratbagcatbag]

Another Peak District lover here, was in hope valley walking last weekend. :) I'm notts border, so off j26/j27 of m1. About forty mins to get into heart of Peak District. We love it.

[amessagetoyouYoni]

I know a few little Lucys and a Lucie.

I think Lucy is nicest as a stand alone name. Lucie better if nn for Lucille, Lucinda etc.

[Beans1977]

I have a 10 month old Lucy Grace, we always get complimented on her name and I am yet to meet another one (south east). Every Lucy I've ever met has been lovely!

[notmuchfun]

Lucy looks better written down, over Lucie

[JacqueslePeacock]

Lucy Elizabeth is lovely. Lucie is a bit odd if you're not French. And auto-correct changes it to "lucid"!

[BlehPukeVomit]

I prefer Lucy to Lucie.

[steppemum]

I have a Lucy, she is 8, but her Lucy is short for a longer name (Dutch, and would out me on here, it is very unusual even in Holland)

I really like Lucy, but there are quite a few round here, and I liked the idea that when she is older she has a more sophisticated name to use if she wants. I find the current trend for Evie, Millie, Mandy etc very sweet, but perhaps just a bit little girly, I like the option of a longer name. I was a shortened name all my childhood, but now only use the full version

[PinkGlove]

How about Lucia?

I know a few Lucy's, one in her 50s, one 23 and one age 3.

[IShallCallYouSquishy]

DD was going to either be Lucy or the name we went with all through my pregnancy as our girls choice.

It's a lovely name.

[MoreThanWords]

I have a Lucie (although her dad chose it ) and was quite surprised to see it in the Mrs Tiggywinkle book!