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Lily or Lucy?

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carolcupcake · 12/05/2008 15:51

DP and I can't agree on a girls name, we have a boys name picked but a girls name is difficult.

Before DS was born we decided on Lucy if he was a girl, but obv didn't use it as he was a boy.

Now DP wants Lucy for this baby too but I really like Lily more.

I actually really want Connie but he said NO and no amount of pleading/sulking has changed his mind.

Should I push for Lily or let him have his way?? He also likes Anya, is that better?

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pooka · 12/05/2008 22:29

How bizarre Lucyellensmum!

It's still my favourite name, and suits her so well.We shorten it to Lulu, Luce and sometimes Lucylastic (it makes her laugh).

lilyloo · 12/05/2008 22:26

Love Lily dd1 name (we also call her Lola), my great gran called Lilian.

lucyellensmum · 12/05/2008 22:26

spooky pooka, mine is called lucy (you'd never guess!!) and i often call her pooka as a nickname

lucyellensmum · 12/05/2008 22:24

Lucy Lucy lucy - but then i am a little biased. Lilly was on our short list, but my mum is superstitious about lillies (dont ask me why)and i thought lilly might get shortened to lil.

Lucy is the patron saint of light so its a very positive name

pooka · 12/05/2008 22:24

My dd is Lucy and have yet to come across another Lucy nearby, though know 3 under 5s called Llly.

I prefer Lucy to Connie, Anya and Lily. But then I would

Nyx · 12/05/2008 22:21

Oops, sorry, haven't answered OP's question! Hmmm - I think you should push for Lily - reason being, he won't let you have Connie, you don't want Lucy any more, so perhaps Lily would be the compromise? (Plus, you really like it, and it is a gorgeous name )

Nyx · 12/05/2008 22:19

I like Lily and Lucy; my dd is Lucy - I didn't know a single Lucy when I was growing up and it was always going to be my first choice name. However, now I have named dd Lucy, I know of (at least) four others - two of them go to the same childminder; also, I'm constantly hearing children being called it in the park and in the street. Argh - how did this happen! However, it's still a gorgeous name imo. I hadn't thought of Lucinda - I love lulu and might try calling her that as a pet name - at the moment she's poppet and probably thinks that is her name

ipanemagirl · 12/05/2008 21:57

I love Lily, very contemporary it's true but it is a gorgeous name.
I prefer it to Lucy.

Not hugely keen on Anya, it's a bit close to Enya for me and Connie makes me think too much of that Maria lass! But you need to love it! my dh and I can't agree on boys names at all.... it's quite stressful!

jingleyjen · 12/05/2008 21:47

lucy...

I know lots and lots of lilly/lillies

katwith3kittens · 12/05/2008 21:46

Gosh I dont know any Lilys, but I do love the name as it was my grandmothers.

DS2 would have been Lily if he were a girl.

SmoothandWilkie · 12/05/2008 21:44

Lily

ALthough I like Lucy too.

Both lovely.

Heated · 12/05/2008 21:44

Lucy

bluenosesaint · 12/05/2008 21:43

Lucy. Beautiful name.

BarcodeZebra · 12/05/2008 21:11

Our DD1 is Lillian which is shortened to Lulu. (Named, in both long and short versions, after the mother of one of my friends).

bluefox · 12/05/2008 21:07

Def Lucy but not spelt Lucie.

Hulababy · 12/05/2008 21:03

I like both Lucy and Lily; very pretty names.

Not keen on Connie, sorry.

I actually prefer the spelling Lucie rather than Lucy too.

chutneymary · 12/05/2008 21:02

I have a Lucy and it's such a gorgeous name. I have no regrets.

I like Lily too, but there are so many Lilys round here. Lucy is supposed to be really popular too, but I don't know any little ones (the only one I do know is my neighbour in her 50s).

If you are worried about the number of them, you could always go for Lucinda and just call her lucy.

Be warned though - she is constantly Lulu and Luce to us. Every time I call her Luce, I can feel my mother shudder! If that bothers you as a NN, choose something else!

kitson08 · 12/05/2008 21:00

I like Lucy and Lucia

LargeGlassofRed · 12/05/2008 20:57

love lily and I like 'Lucie' spelt this way a bit more unusual.

KashaSarrasin · 12/05/2008 20:55

Or Liliana, could be shortened to Lily or Anna...

gomez · 12/05/2008 20:19

Lillian - hence she can be Lily, short for Lillian but have a different name from all the other Lilys if she/you do desire.

An approach I wish I had taken...........

CristinaTheAstonishing · 12/05/2008 20:19

Anya, Lily, Lucinda (Lucy).

firststeps · 12/05/2008 20:17

Lucy was our girls name, I love it, think it is feminine but strong at the same time. We had DS2 so didn't get to use it!

PestoMonster · 12/05/2008 20:17

Leela is nice too

DiscoDizzy · 12/05/2008 20:17

I really like Lucy, I like Lilly and Anya (DD's friend called Anya).

Finally someone with sensible names.

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