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Opinions on rhyming girls names please

29 replies

Dls17950 · 22/07/2019 23:09

Hello

We are due our second little girl in December, we already have a Sophia ( middle name rose) I absolutely love the name Lucia but worried because of the rhyme with Sophia and also stuck for a short one syllable middle name to go with it.
My husband likes Lucie but I feel it’s not unusual enough so thought Lucia would be a great choice as it would get shortened sometimes to Lucie anyway ! Opinions gratefully received.
Thanks

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DramaAlpaca · 23/07/2019 00:50

Ooh, Luciana is really nice & goes well with Sophia.

The only Lucia I know is pronounced loo-see-a. That pronunciation is a bit close to Sophia, really.

Equatoria · 23/07/2019 00:46

How about Luciana with Lucie as nickname?

Whoops75 · 23/07/2019 00:45

I would also pronounce it Lou-Chee-a
which would shorten to Lou which is lovely,

Also fine with Sophia imo

bridgetreilly · 23/07/2019 00:32

I would not have rhyming sibling names. Unbearably twee.

Also, I would pronounce it loo-chee-a which doesn't naturally shorten to Lucie.