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Marcella, Lucie, Elizabeth or Autumn

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FelicityStrongArrow · 14/02/2021 16:41

What do you think of each? Ty

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Edenember · 18/02/2021 03:51

Love Autumn, but only feels apt for an Autumn baby. Elizabeth my second choice, classic and beautiful but more for a middle.

TheGoodEnoughWife · 17/02/2021 22:23

Would have liked Marcella but we are currently binging the T.V show and the character is challenging. Although fiesty and I like that so not sure.

Lucie spelt Lucy.

Elizabeth - don't really like.

Autumn - nope, season not a name imo.

Anystarinthesky · 17/02/2021 21:33

I like Elizabeth and Lucie.

Destinyknown · 17/02/2021 21:29

I love Autumn ❤️ I think it's a gorgeous name with lovely connotations. It's one of my favourite names.
I don't like Elizabeth. I find it too old fashioned and a bit frumpy.
I like modern names. Autumn isn't faddy, it's never peaked on baby name lists in decades so not sure why ppl are saying that.

Ijustlikedthename · 17/02/2021 20:17

I like Autumn and Marcella. I actually prefer Lucie spelled like this but still a bit boring. Elizabeth to me is one of the most boring names out there, I think it's used a lot as there are so many shortening but I don't know any Elizabeths that like their full name (and many that don't like their shortened version.

DoctorBambino · 17/02/2021 17:29

Marcella - not keen, people will say it wrong
Lucie - prefer Lucy lovely name
Elizabeth - ok but old fashioned and boring
Autumn - love it but much more out there than your other choices

ThatWasWeird · 17/02/2021 17:22

I like Elizabeth and Lucy but not Lucie.

Autumn is a bit 'meh' to me.

Not so keen on Marcella. Nothing wrong with it, but I've not heard it before. Also it makes me think of Marcel the monkey from friends.

Greencabin · 17/02/2021 17:18

Autumn - This is my favourite. It has a lovely sound to it and I like that it is a little different.
Lucie - A cute name, I actually prefer the spelling of it as opposed to 'Lucy'. I think it sounds more modern
Marcella - Lovely name. It sounds French.
Elizabeth - It's ok, a non - offensive name. I don't love it, I don't hate it.

Starsandglitter · 17/02/2021 17:01

I’m always a bit surprised by the love for Elizabeth. Any I know don’t really like their name. Perhaps if you like the shortenings just call them one as their given name. Eliza is lovely and feels more current without being trendy. I love Autumn best

Vicliz24 · 17/02/2021 16:37

I'm Elizabeth and get Liz or Lizzie I'd much rather be a Marcella or a Phyllida anything other than Liz

DontFuckItUp · 17/02/2021 11:04

Elizabeth - nice but I prefer shortened version Libby but not Lizzie or Beth

Lucie - is again nice but prefer Lucia

Marcella - ooooo not sure if I like it or hate it?

Autumn - my favourite out of them

ShouldHaveCouldHaveWouldHave · 17/02/2021 10:57

Love Autumn and also Winter for girls names.

Onthetrain75 · 17/02/2021 10:53

Elizabeth because it’s timeless but has so many lovely shortenings too. Libby, Eliza, Lizzie, Betty etc. I think with Marcella and Lucie it will forever be mispronounced and/or she will be correcting the spelling.
If she turns out to be a stunning red head then Autumn would be lovely...otherwise not so sure.

Peaseblossom22 · 17/02/2021 10:43

Definitely not Marcella, it just contours up images of brassy women in fishnets for me.

Autumn is fine as long as you are born between September and November. Elizabeth is a classic and Lucie is lovely , I don’t think the spelling issue is any more of a problem than Catherine/Katherine

tiredteacher100 · 17/02/2021 10:40

Marcella, lovely! Could shorten to Marcie which is nice too

MimiDaisy11 · 17/02/2021 10:36

Is there a pronunciation difference between Lucy and Lucie? I'd just stick to Lucy if not as it will get spelt that way. Some people mentioned Lucia which I like (although there's not one European pronunciation. In Spain it's pronounced like Lu-see-a, which is what I've known it as). Lucinda is also nice and could have the nickname Lucy or Cindy.

I think Marcella is nice and haven't met any before. I think of GOT but she was a minor character and people are unlikely to make that connection I'd imagine.

Elizabeth is good as there are lots of possible nicknames from it.

I think Autumn is a different style but I do think it's quite sweet. A little hippy for me but not too much.

babbaloushka · 17/02/2021 09:46

I really like Lucia over Lucie, she could still have it as a nickname.

Lanique · 17/02/2021 08:45

Elizabeth Autumn.

If not Elizabeth Lucy.

Not keen on Marcella.

AdaColeman · 17/02/2021 08:37

I'm not keen on Autumn at all, and think that Lucie will have to continually correct the spelling of her name, though I do like Lucy.

Elizabeth is lovely, as is Marcella which is more unusual, so I'd probably use Marcella.

Gentlerose30 · 17/02/2021 08:25

Elizabeth is my middle name and I like it!

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 16/02/2021 03:02

Lucie & Elizabeth , beautiful Classic names .

AviciaJones · 16/02/2021 02:36

Elizabeth is nice and I like Lucy but prefer Luella. I love Marielle instead of Marcella, mostly because I wouldn’t like Marcie as a nickname. I wouldn’t choose Autumn.

AquaTorfana · 16/02/2021 02:32

Elizabeth

Mally2020 · 16/02/2021 02:08

Don't like the other two but do like Lucie or marcie or ella

Catra · 15/02/2021 23:59

I love Marcella and Autumn.
Elizabeth and Lucy are nice names but are too popular for my tastes.