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Cara Lucy or Helen Lucy?

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ch1134 · 07/08/2015 20:00

Cara Lucy or Helen Lucy?
Which do you prefer and why?
Surname begins with H and is 3 syllables.
Thanks.

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CrystalMcPistol · 07/08/2015 20:45

I prefer Cara as Helen is a bit too 'sensible' for me. Plus Cara means 'friend' and that's nice and positive.

I suspect most people will pick Helen though. It's very MN Approved ™.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 07/08/2015 21:08

Cara Lucy.
Helen Is lovely but it doesn't fit with Lucy.

Vernonon · 07/08/2015 21:09

Cara Lucy

I like Helena Lucy a lot, but not Helen

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 07/08/2015 21:13

I prefer Cara Lucy.

Helen Lucy sounds like a first name-surname combination and I'm personally not keen on alliterative first name-surname combinations

MrsAukerman · 07/08/2015 21:14

Helen Henderson (or whatever) is alliterative which always makes me think of cheap crime fiction novels.

silverglitterpisser · 07/08/2015 21:15

Cara. Helen is quite bland.

DansonslaCapucine · 07/08/2015 21:18

Cara Lucy

I also like Helena a lot but not Helen.

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Sophronia · 07/08/2015 22:12

I prefer Helen Lucy.

Kennington · 07/08/2015 22:14

Helen Lucy sounds good to me

Cara is ok

Kitella · 07/08/2015 22:19

Really not keen on Cara, sounds a bit naff to me...

Helen is better, nice name but agree it is a bit bland.

Helena however is beautiful.

LibrariesGaveUsPower · 07/08/2015 22:26

Helen Lucy but would depend on the H surname.

Can't stand the obsession with -a ing names and think it will date badly. Helena not Helen. Isabella not Isabel. Mariella not Marie. See also -ie so Evie not Eve.

I'm not a fan of Helena ,can you tell. Grin

CherryBonBon · 07/08/2015 22:27

Cara Lucy.

Helen is so dowdy.

DramaAlpaca · 07/08/2015 22:29

Cara Lucy. Like someone else said, I love the meaning of Cara. Also, I'm not keen on alliterative first names & surnames.

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ch1134 · 07/08/2015 22:33

I'm with you Libraries! Helen sounds more classic and less common to me than Helena.
Thanks for all comments so far. Nothing that swings it either way for me yet.

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LibrariesGaveUsPower · 07/08/2015 22:34

Thank you ch. No other bugger is these days, Grin

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ch1134 · 07/08/2015 22:34

But I do love alliterative names!

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lunalovegood84 · 07/08/2015 22:45

I like them both but prefer Cara.

WishIWasWonderwoman · 07/08/2015 23:27

I like Helen but I don't think it fits with Lucy.

I don't like Cara as much as Helen, but it fits better with Lucy.

Which is not helpful!

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 07/08/2015 23:36

Cara Lucy, it's more 'now', Helen is dated.

WishIWasWonderwoman · 07/08/2015 23:40

Has Helen really dated around where you live? I know two teenage Helens and a little Helen who would be seven or eight.

Sophronia · 07/08/2015 23:59

To me Cara's a bit of a 'nothing' name, whereas Helen has so much history with the Greek mythology connection etc.

Caldini22 · 08/08/2015 06:54

I would go for Cara

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 08/08/2015 07:26

Wish I'm in the South East; I know a lot of teenagers and absolutely no Helens! I know a ton of Helens in thrir 40's/50's.

Pixi2 · 08/08/2015 07:36

Cara.
Helen is dated. Elin has a similar sound if you like Helen. Or if it's the alliteration would Hannah work?