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Help me choose: sister for Lucy!

37 replies

Janedamaz · 27/09/2021 19:27

Hi lovely Mumsnetters,
I am expecting DD2 in a few months and I have narrowed down all the names I love.

Can you help me by telling me which ones are your favourite/least favourite?
DD1 is Lucy.
Smile

Sylvia
Francesca
Jemima
Simone (I’m French)
Sabine
Olivia
Hazel
Eliza

I want a name that’s a bit more out there than Lucy and that I love just as much.

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thaimoon · 27/09/2021 19:29

Love them all but Sylvia is my favourite

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 27/09/2021 19:31

Lucy and hazel is fabulous!
Love Jemima and Silvia
Not keen on Sabine.
Olivia is extremely popular where I am and not at all out there but very pretty.

millzcrawf · 27/09/2021 19:32

Hey! Congratulations on DD2!

Out of your list Hazel is most definitely my favourite.. I think 'Lucy and Hazel' sounds so pretty together💕

wishing3 · 27/09/2021 19:33

Simone is my fave then Francesca and Hazel. Like them all though!

IdblowJonSnow · 27/09/2021 19:41

Hazel or Eliza.
But I really like Charlotte or Lottie with Lucy.
Sylvie is nice but very popular where I live - there are three in my Dds year!

Happenchance · 27/09/2021 19:56

Favourite Sylvia. Least favourite Jemima.

MaverickDanger · 27/09/2021 19:59

Prefer Sylvie to Sylvia but adore Simone.

PlainJane1000 · 27/09/2021 20:06

I think Sylvia may become nn Sylvie and I think Lucy and Sylvie sound too match. I also find Lucy and Olivia / Eliza a bit heavy on the L sounds.
I think Lucy and Sabine is lovely and so is Lucy and Jemima.

TheIrritableGoldfish · 27/09/2021 20:09

I thought Annabel before I read your post.

Sabine and Simone but love Francesca the best so many nn

Whitewolf2 · 27/09/2021 20:12

My favourites are Jemima or Eliza.
There are so many Olivias and I don’t like Sabine (much prefer Sabrina).

coronabeer · 27/09/2021 20:19

If you want a name that's more "out there", then I wouldn't choose Olivia, pretty though it is.

I think I like Jemima, Sylvia or Simone best.

Gizmo98765 · 27/09/2021 20:31

Out of your list I prefer Eliza.

But also like Charlotte as a pp has suggested

MissyB1 · 27/09/2021 20:35

Simone
Sabine
Hazel

In that order.

GrandPrismatic · 27/09/2021 20:37

Francesca then Eliza

SpeckledyHen · 27/09/2021 20:39

Love Simone , don’t like Jemima at all, sorry.

Noshowwithoutpunch · 27/09/2021 20:39

Eliza is by far my favourite.
Short, sweet and lovely with Lucy.
It also has a cool but vintage vibe.

My least favourite is Francesca. I hate the inevitable Fran nn.
Sabine also feels a bit dated to me. Not in a good way. A bit 90s.

Undertheoldlindentree · 27/09/2021 20:40

Jemima or Eliza. I've always found Hazel a bit 'fey'!

Janedamaz · 27/09/2021 20:50

Thank you everyone, very helpful!
I dislike the nn Fran so will abandon Francesca.
I was afraid Sabine might feel a bit dated as a PP said so will reconsider.
Sylvia, well I love Sylvia but don’t like Sylvie which is very dated in France - to me it’s an entirely different name though, a bit as if Julia’s were called Julie. Is Sylvie a natural nn for Sylvia?
Olivia I love but so does all the Uk since it’s currently number one. Might be enough to put me off.

That leaves me with Eliza and Hazel. Both great options. Simone is lovely but she might find it old fashioned. I keep it in the mix though see how I feel in a few weeks!

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Janedamaz · 27/09/2021 20:51

Oh and Jemima, love Jemima still

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DramaAlpaca · 27/09/2021 21:08

I love Simone and Hazel, and like most of the rest.

Francesca is my least favourite and it's too fussy to go nicely with Lucy.

AnyaMoondial · 27/09/2021 21:35

Lucy and Hazel sound pretty great together.

notacooldad · 27/09/2021 21:39

I was going to say Charlotte before I saw tour list.
Jemima or Simone are my favourites out if your choice.
Hazel is my least favourite my a country mile!

CormoranStrike · 27/09/2021 21:40

Simone all the way.

rslsys · 27/09/2021 21:48

DD2 is called Lucy, she has a daughter called Eliza!

RandomWordGenerator · 27/09/2021 21:55

Hazel is lovely, but presumably you have family in France, does it work well in French? (Might not matter to you even if not).