Anna, Hannah, Helen or something else?

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Our surname begins with H and has 3 syllables. Middle name will be Lucy.
I like names that can work in France.

Helen Lucy H
Hannah Lucy H
Anna Lucy H
? Lucy H

Thanks

Alice
Annabelle
Charlotte
Fleur
Elodie
Marguerite
Heloise
Honore
Genevieve
Camille
Juliette
Mathilde
Gabrielle
Olivia
Constance

You do know that French people don't pronounce the H, yes? So Hannah will be pronounced like Anna anyway? Helen is Hélène in French but is pronounced Ell-enne (emphasis on 2nd syllable unlike Ellen in English)

For that reason I'd avoid names beginning with H. Unless you (and DD) won't mind the different pronunciations and like both.

I really like that you can get the nick name Nell from Helen or Helena. The latter is my favourite

Elaina is also very nice

Annie is such a cute nick name for Anna

Alanah and Elaina are good names.

I like Helen Lucy

Helen but not if your surname is Highwater

Love your own choices actually, Helen (Helene) being my favourite of them.

Thanks. I don't mind pronunciation changing in France, it would just be nice if it worked there as my work is in French, my son has a French name, and we'd quite like to live there at some point.

I was thinking Hen as a nickname for Helen, but Nellie could be cute as well.

I adore Nell as a nick name

With the nickname Nell I would assume it's short for Eleanor, not Helen, but maybe that's just me!

Nell is a recognised NN for Helen but I agree it's more often short for Elinor