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Lucy or Rose?

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Londonlady1423 · 10/05/2023 10:02

Hi,
So we had settled on the name Lucy as my DH didn't like Rose which was one of the names which and had been on the top of my list for years. I had felt Rose was quite popular but now everywhere I go I am hearing the name Lucy and starting to have doubts. We've already registered her but feel there's still time to change it as she's only 8 weeks. What are your thoughts on the names? Do you think changing it at this point would be better?

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Londonlady1423 · 10/05/2023 23:20

Sandy742 · 10/05/2023 22:58

So strange, I literally could have written this exact post. My baby is 7 weeks old and we have also registered her as Lucy but I am now having doubts! I’ve got so used to calling her “baby” now that I don’t even know what name I want to change it to. My husband and I have very different tastes and it feels like we both settled with Lucy rather than loving the name. I don’t like the idea of changing it and still having her old name on the birth certificate, though I guess it’s better than a name we don’t love!

It's reassuring to know I'm not the only one feeling this way! I know name regret can be normal but I didn't have this with my first so wasn't expecting it! Wish we had more time to decide before registering but felt it was all a bit rushed. I do love the name Lucy just hate hearing it everywhere that I feel a different name may be more special for me/my baby

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Nadal1966 · 14/12/2023 21:46

Lucy is a favourite of mine, but it is not my baby. If I ever had a girl her name would have been Lucy. Lucy is quite a timeless name, and women in 40s are Lucy but also babies today are named Lucy. Good luck!

ActDottie · 14/12/2023 22:22

Lucy is a lovely name and on our list :)

Rose I love too and would’ve been on our list but my husband said it reminded him of Rose West!!! So we had to scrap that!

Id stick with Lucy since you’ve registered her :)

Luredbyapomegranate · 14/12/2023 23:45

I like Rose better, it’s more grown up

But Lucy is sweet

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