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2020Peepshow · 06/02/2021 10:11

Hi MNers!

It’s the final countdown for our little girl due in a few weeks and we hesitate between Lucy and Esme!

Which one do you prefer and which one feels the most popular/common to you?

They’re close in the rankings of 2020 most popular names and I would like to pick the less common if possible, so keen to have the opinion of other mums :)

Full name would be:
Esme Lucy Ross
Or
Lucy Esme Ross

Thank you!! Flowers

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galaxy9 · 06/02/2021 10:25

Esme is probably more common now but it is so so much nicer than Lucy!

ILoveStickers · 06/02/2021 10:26

I would probably pick Lucy.

Have you looked up the stats for your region? That can make a big difference.

THATbasicSNOWFLAKE · 06/02/2021 10:27

Lucy i dont know any little Lucy's!

DinosaurDiana · 06/02/2021 10:27

Esme.

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2020Peepshow · 06/02/2021 10:27

@galaxy9 it is gorgeous isn’t it? I’ve loved it since I’ve read 9 Stories by Salinger which is still my favourite book. I wonder if people will think that we’re Twilight fans now if we choose it?

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ILoveStickers · 06/02/2021 10:28

Here's the maps to compare, if you'd like.

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2020Peepshow · 06/02/2021 10:28

@ILoveStickers I did and they’re 5 ranks different, Esme just a bit more popular than Lucy.

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BungleandGeorge · 06/02/2021 10:29

Lucy. But Lucy Esme isn’t the best combination

May2021Mummy · 06/02/2021 10:30

I much prefer Lucy not that there's anything wrong with Esme just not my taste

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 10:37

Lucy
Esme is nice but feels more like a trendy name to me.

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2020Peepshow · 06/02/2021 10:39

@BungleandGeorge agreed struggling a bit for the middle name. I had Elizabeth as well as a middle.
Lucy Elizabeth or Lucy Eliza

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Cleverpolly3 · 06/02/2021 10:39

Lucy

HenriettaHeffalump · 06/02/2021 10:47

Lucy

Esme had a moment a while back, so I think it will date badly. Lucy is fairly classic and could be a child or woman of pretty much any age. Esme I would either guess a child or an elderly woman and rarely on anyone in between!

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 10:57

Lucy Elizabeth is beautiful

partyatthepalace · 06/02/2021 10:58

Probably Lucy, more of a classic

Also there is the Esmee Esmay pronunciation thing which could be annoying

FluffyEggsontoast · 06/02/2021 11:00

Lucy definitely

Love it

TenThousandSpoons · 06/02/2021 11:02

Lucy

giantwaterbottle · 06/02/2021 11:06

Lucy

Littlepoppet1 · 06/02/2021 11:12

Lucy definitely, really not a fan of Esme sorry.

BungleandGeorge · 06/02/2021 11:22

[quote 2020Peepshow]@BungleandGeorge agreed struggling a bit for the middle name. I had Elizabeth as well as a middle.
Lucy Elizabeth or Lucy Eliza[/quote]
Lucy Elizabeth is good. Lucy is slightly difficult to say in combination with many names!

PattyPan · 06/02/2021 11:37

I think Lucy Esme sounds better than Esme Lucy but Lucy Elizabeth sounds even better because having both names end with a vowel sound makes it sound a bit singsongy imo.

Sausagedog1 · 06/02/2021 12:24

Much prefer Esme. It's so beautiful and such a lovely sound. There are so many Lucy's in their 30's etc and I just find it boring in comparison.
I don't hear many Esme's or Lucy's around to be honest.

Sausagedog1 · 06/02/2021 12:25

Esme Elizabeth is lovely

SilverOtter · 06/02/2021 12:25

Lucy!💗

ofwarren · 06/02/2021 12:29

Lucy