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Lucia or Louisa

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sleighbellssantasballs · 28/11/2022 17:01

Lucia (pronounced Loo-see-ah) or Louisa, which do you prefer? Thanks.

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Laurakiaora · 28/11/2022 22:58

My daughter is named Anna and for my second due soon Lucia is currently our front-runner (with the pronunciation you've chosen).

Gingersnappy · 28/11/2022 22:00

Lucia

RuthW · 28/11/2022 21:57

Louisa. Too many ways to say Lucia.

I have a friend Lucia (loo-see-a)

QueSyrahSyrah · 28/11/2022 19:39

I know several Lucians / Lucianos with a 'lou-chee' sound so I really struggle with Lucia being a 'lou-see' sound.

Louisa is very pretty.

NoCoatAndFurKnickers · 28/11/2022 19:37

Louisa

Enko · 28/11/2022 19:37

Louisa. But Lucia is pretty. Anna is boring imo

Sandysandwich · 28/11/2022 19:31

Anna, it is sort of a little black dress name, in that it suits everyone and works for any situation. Any type of person could be Anna

villamariavintrapp · 28/11/2022 19:24

Louisa, but they're all lovely.

cptartapp · 28/11/2022 19:00

Louisa. Less try-hard.

Fivebeanchilli · 28/11/2022 18:42

I really like all three.
Louisa would probably be my top pick as it feels the least popular and most "classy".
Lucia is pretty but I think most people in the UK will use the -ch pronunciation. I actually prefer the -s pronunciation but I think it would get annoying.
Anna is lovely but popular.

Pemba · 28/11/2022 18:37

But Lucia is also a traditional British name, alongside Lucy. But with the 'loo-sha' pronunciation as in the island of St Lucia.

In the same way there is Mary and Maria, Eve and Eva, Clare and Clara, Anne and Anna, Rose and Rosa, Helen and Helena. Etc.

Childcare101 · 28/11/2022 18:23

Beautiful names although Anna least favourite. I don't think I would name my daughter Lucia unless I had Latin roots.

Pemba · 28/11/2022 18:20

Not silly at all, it's getting popular over here I think.

toastofthetown · 28/11/2022 18:19

I prefer Louisa of the three. Lucia has several correct pronunciations and all things being equal, I'd try to avoid that. And while it's the nicest of the Luc- variants, the proximity to the very wet Lucy puts me off. If you keep falling in and out of love with Anna, I'd strike it from the list if there are names both of you agree on which you like more.

fairycupcakes · 28/11/2022 18:19

sleighbellssantasballs · 28/11/2022 18:15

Thanks all. I should probably clear up I'm not Spanish or Italian, just plain old English. Perhaps using Lucia would be a bit silly?

Not at all!! If you love it go for it. Common sense would be if you met a British/English couple and their daughter Lucia then they are highly likely to be pronouncing it Loo see ah. That’s my opinion anyway and how I read it first and I spent half my life living in Spain and some time in Italy too 🤷🏼‍♀️

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sleighbellssantasballs · 28/11/2022 18:15

Thanks all. I should probably clear up I'm not Spanish or Italian, just plain old English. Perhaps using Lucia would be a bit silly?

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Babochan88 · 28/11/2022 18:15

Lucia

Pictograph · 28/11/2022 18:13

Love all three. I think Lucia wins with Anna a very close second.

Bumpsadaisie · 28/11/2022 18:13

All gorgeous but Lucia definitely pronounced by nearly all with a "ch" I am sure.

fairycupcakes · 28/11/2022 18:12

Lucia, Louisa and Anna are all so pretty and so elegant to me.
Whatever you pick is sure to be perfect, you have great taste! If I had to pick I would go Lucia x

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 28/11/2022 18:05

Lucia! You may get pronunciation problems if you run into some Italians but what are the chances of that!?

Pemba · 28/11/2022 17:49

Anna has always been my favourite name, simple, elegant, timeless and travels well.
Lucia is really lovely though.

And I do quite like Louisa, but actually prefer Louise. But because that was very popular in the 60s /70s (and 80s?) you might get people automatically just saying 'dated'. There's the Spanish version too, Luisa, have you considered that? Sort of halfway between Louisa and Lucia.

IntentionalError · 28/11/2022 17:45

I know a Lucia who pronounces her name Loo-see-uh, and one whose parents are Italian & pronounces hers Loo-CHEE-a. Whichever, it’s a lovely name.

Forever42 · 28/11/2022 17:45

Louisa but maybe spelled the Italian/Spanish way - Luisa?

Upcominggames · 28/11/2022 17:44

I love Lucia, wanted to use it for my Dd but was vetoed by dh. It's a beautiful name