Lucy? Too cute for adults?

Honeybeebuzz · 2024-07-17T11:02:26+00:00

Thoughts on Lucy, I love it for a little girl but maybe too cute for an adult, will she dislike it when she's older?

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YorkshireTeaBiscuits · 24/07/2024 23:01

I like Lucy but also love Lucinda, Luciana, Lucina (the Roman Goddess of light & birth), Lucia & Lucille for something a bit different.

PadstowGirl · 24/07/2024 22:48

Gorgeous name "bringer of light".
It works very well in lots of cultures, particularly Scandinavia where they have their own festival on St Lucy's day.
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RogueFemale · 22/07/2024 01:59

Not too cute.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 18/07/2024 20:14

bookworm14 · 18/07/2024 13:42

I think some people feel for some reason that any name ending in an ‘ie’ sound must be a nickname, because of common nicknames like Katie, Lizzie etc. This isn’t the case. Lucy, Sophie, Julie, Emily etc are all full names in their own right - they are the French variants of Latin or Greek-origin names ending in ‘a’.

For me, I think it’s the two syllable thing PLUS the “ee” ending sound that makes it sound more cute and nickname-like. Except for Mary, which has such an elderly and queenly feel that it doesn’t swing “cute” , even 2 syllable names that I really love the sound of like Lily, Sylvie, even Xanthe etc are borderline for me. Whereas the extra syllable in Emily, Rosalie, Verity, Cecily etc make them less nickname sounding somehow?

I agree Lucy, Amy, Sophie etc aren’t nicknames (and I know lots of middle aged women with them) but I guess because 2 syllable “ie/y” ending nicknames seem to be used for every other child now, they perhaps feel like they could be. Still, at least it means little Lucy will fit right in with all the names of her peers!

user1471455335 · 18/07/2024 16:47

My (now teenage) Lucy is named after my mum's godmother Lucy. Fits all generations 🥰

YourDenimUser · 18/07/2024 16:43

Lovely classic name

Waitingfordoggo · 18/07/2024 15:50

It’s a lovely name. Classic and beautiful. Most of the Lucys I know are adults, I know one in her teens.

izzydrizzy04 · 18/07/2024 15:48

i've met several adult lucys, and the name for me makes me think of lucy dacus

bookworm14 · 18/07/2024 13:42

I think some people feel for some reason that any name ending in an ‘ie’ sound must be a nickname, because of common nicknames like Katie, Lizzie etc. This isn’t the case. Lucy, Sophie, Julie, Emily etc are all full names in their own right - they are the French variants of Latin or Greek-origin names ending in ‘a’.

KirstenBlest · 18/07/2024 12:39

Why the obsession with options? Lucy is lovely, the other names aren't.

Sandwichgen · 18/07/2024 12:30

Lucinda, Lucille, Lucienne, Luselle on the birth certificate if you want to give her options - all adults I know.

Fontainebleau007 · 18/07/2024 11:47

No I think it's too cute, it's a nice name OP!

That was supposed to say "I don't think it's too cute" 😂

Fontainebleau007 · 18/07/2024 11:47

No I think it's too cute, it's a nice name OP!

ilikecatsandponies · 18/07/2024 11:44

I love it.

KirstenBlest · 18/07/2024 10:30

The adult ones I can think of are a GP and a teacher.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 17/07/2024 21:38

It’s a traditional name - and I know a fair few adult Lucy’s in very professional jobs (Doctor, Solicitor etc) so in theory, no not too cute.

Personally though I do find it has a cuteish sound (as do a lot of the ie/y ending names to me), and combined with the shortening “Luce” (Loose), it isn’t my cup of tea. Really doubt she would hate it or have any issues though- it’s fairly well used name across the generations.

bookworm14 · 17/07/2024 21:02

It’s my name and I don’t think it’s especially cute! Why would it be? Plenty of girls’ names end in an ‘ie’ sound.

MakeMeAirtight · 17/07/2024 20:58

Lucy Lastic

ThreeSides · 17/07/2024 19:55

I think Lucy is good for all ages. It's a lovely name

BoleynMemories13 · 17/07/2024 19:42

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 17/07/2024 19:22

Oh yes I know… I was agreeing with you (I should have said!) I was using your post to agree with and elaborate on the point made by you and others.

They are all different types of name that work for adults; some diminutive, some not, and none of them cutesy (getting fed up of that word! 😁)

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Sorry, I misunderstood. As I said, you never can tell how people are going to interpret things on the internet! 😂😂😂

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 17/07/2024 19:22

BoleynMemories13 · 17/07/2024 15:00

I wasn't trying to suggest it was a diminutive (although it could be, for Lucinda, Lucille etc). I was just making a point that not all ie/y names, diminutive or not, sound cutesy and that plenty of grown adults do have a name ending in that 'cutesy' sound.

The variety of different names I provided, as examples, was deliberate. I wasn't trying to suggest they were all the same type of name.

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Oh yes I know… I was agreeing with you (I should have said!) I was using your post to agree with and elaborate on the point made by you and others.

They are all different types of name that work for adults; some diminutive, some not, and none of them cutesy (getting fed up of that word! 😁)

BoleynMemories13 · 17/07/2024 15:08

midsummerday · 17/07/2024 14:47

So the point you are making is that adult women have women’s names? Sorry - I’m not trying to be obtuse but I genuinely have no idea what point you’re making!

I would say the only one of the names you identified above that’s similar to Lucy is Sophie: the others are 70s/80s (I know you insist you weren’t making this point but I don’t know what point you were making!)

OP was questioning whether Lucy was suitable for an adult. I provided a whole different range of names, common among adults, to make a point that y/ie names are fine for adults. I'm not sure what's so difficult to get? You're entitled to disagree of course, but i thought the point was quite obvious. Just goes to show how you never can tell how people are going to interpret things on the internet

midsummerday · 17/07/2024 15:04

CornflakesOnTheSolesOfHerShoes · 17/07/2024 14:50

I think she was just trying to make the point that ending in a y/ie sound doesn’t make a name “cutesy”. But the choice of examples was confusing!

I see - sorry. My own Lucy was awake half the night, I’m slow today

BoleynMemories13 · 17/07/2024 15:00

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 17/07/2024 14:41

It’s not a cutesy name at all.
It’s not a diminutive, like Katie, Becky or Debbie mentioned above (Sally sometimes is, sometimes isn’t!) but, like Sophie, Wendy and Amy, is a proper full name that’s been around for a very very long time so has seen many women through their whole lives, young and old.

Its a nice, friendly name.

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I wasn't trying to suggest it was a diminutive (although it could be, for Lucinda, Lucille etc). I was just making a point that not all ie/y names, diminutive or not, sound cutesy and that plenty of grown adults do have a name ending in that 'cutesy' sound.

The variety of different names I provided, as examples, was deliberate. I wasn't trying to suggest they were all the same type of name.

Katiesaidthat · 17/07/2024 14:50

My, two cousins of mine are called Lucy. One is in her seventies and the other is 40 this year. Never thought their name wasn´t suitable for adults. If she were called Poppy, Peach or Apple, yeah, I would think it. Lucy is a classic name.