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Heart vs head choices (2 of each!)

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backformore · 14/12/2017 19:15

What the title says - DH and I have agreed on two possibilities for a girl name, and two for a boy, but I'm torn in each between my "heart" and my "head" choice. Thoughts?

Lucian
Tristan

Petra
Lucia

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CatInTheChristmasTree · 14/12/2017 20:39

Really dislike how you've said Lucia and Lucian are pronounced. They don't sound particularly nice and are a mouthful. As another poster has said, a Lucian could be bullied for his feminine sounding name.

grasspigeons · 14/12/2017 20:38

I prefer Petra and Tristan as I know how to pronounce them both

CatInTheChristmasTree · 14/12/2017 20:37

Tristan and Petra.

MikeUniformMike · 14/12/2017 20:31

Are there any other names you like?
When baby backformore turns up you might want to pick something else.

Happpydays · 14/12/2017 20:11

I'd go with what the heart says! You can speculate etc but you never know beforehand exactly how the 'head' issues are going to play out anyway.

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 14/12/2017 20:09

I would pronounce Lucien Lucy-un

I prefer it to Tristan

I prefer Lucia to Petra but they are both nice nice names. I prefer it pronounced Loo-chee-a

Antonia87 · 14/12/2017 20:08

I knew a boy called Lucian growing up. He was nicknamed 'Lucy' by all the boys and really hated his name :-(.

MikeUniformMike · 14/12/2017 20:05

Tristan and Petra. Both pleasant and uncomplicated names.

Lucian and Lucia are both nice but will cause pronunciation issues and Lucian will be misspelt as Lucien.

AdaColeman · 14/12/2017 19:58

Tristan and Lucia.

BertrandRussell · 14/12/2017 19:53

Ah. Definitely not Lucia then!

And I prefer Lu-see-an as in Freud.

RestingGrinchFace · 14/12/2017 19:52

I lthink jevthe slubd if Tristan but lucian makes he think if lucian frued which is nice if you are into art.

I also like both Petra and Lucia (although I always thought it was Loo-Chee-a, and lucian I thought was with a see rather than sh sound).

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backformore · 14/12/2017 19:50

LOO-shan I think is fairly standard (as in Lucian Freud), but LOO-sha a little less common.

Petra is a head choice (for historic reasons and resonances with a family member's name), whereas Lucia sounds a bit prettier to my ear. Other head choice is Tristan (it would "fit"/be an easy sell where we live, whereas Lucian perhaps sounds a bit more strident??)

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PeasAndHarmony · 14/12/2017 19:48

Lucian and Petra

MotherCupboard · 14/12/2017 19:48

Tristan and lucia for me.

lljkk · 14/12/2017 19:45

I never heard the Lu-shan pronunciation before.
i have one of those but don't like the others. Grin
Maybe tell us which ones speak to your head and why not also your heart.

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backformore · 14/12/2017 19:42

LOO-shan

LOO-sha or Loo-see-ah (haven't decided)

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BertrandRussell · 14/12/2017 19:40

Depends on how you pronounce Lucia. And Lucian.

Patal · 14/12/2017 19:36

Petra and Tristan imo

ElspethFlashman · 14/12/2017 19:23

Petra is lovely.

Prefer Lucian to Tristan.

Enidblyton1 · 14/12/2017 19:22

They are all nice names - I wouldn't know which was heart or head. None of them are totally outlandish or particularly commonplace. Just pick the ones you like the best.