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Lucy / Lucie

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SpanielFace · 21/07/2013 21:02

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! Smile)

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?

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Littlecherublegs · 21/07/2013 21:12

I know of one Lucy aged 3.

I would definitely spell it Lucy and not Lucie.

Lucy Elizabeth Hope is lovely! Smile

Fraxinus · 21/07/2013 21:11

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.

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SpanielFace · 21/07/2013 21:10

Lucy Savannah is lovely. Smile

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.

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StetsonsAreCool · 21/07/2013 21:08

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)

BikeRunSki · 21/07/2013 21:07

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.

SizzleSazz · 21/07/2013 21:06

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

ratbagcatbag · 21/07/2013 21:06

Btw Lucy Elizabeth hope is lovely. :)

ratbagcatbag · 21/07/2013 21:06

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. :)

PastaBeeandCheese · 21/07/2013 21:04

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

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