Baby name help

[FirstTimeMumma2021]

As simple as that ... we are between 2 names and can't pick.

We've ruled out the other names and know it'll be one of these two.

She has 2 middle names selected, both of which are quite long but are family names and dont expect them to be used day to day and a 1 syllable surname.

Lucia - you will get Loo-chee-uh a bit, but either way it’s much nicer than Bethany which is quite lumpy and puddingy (sorry…)

I agree. Even with the 'puddingy' bit.

I love the name Beth, Bethan is my favourite longer version but like Bethany is lovely too. Different from a lot of names that are currently popular too.

I like both, but would also agree about it being pronounced Loo-Chia by some people.

Tough choice as I love Beth but am not fond of Bethany. I also love Lucia but would automatically pronounce it Lu-chee-ah, so you'll have pronunciation issues. Lu-see-ah is still pretty though.

I voted for Lucia as ultimately, despite pronunciation issues, I still prefer it to the long form Bethany.

I think you're going to get irritated with most people pronouncing it as Loo-CHEE-a, but I prefer it (with that pronunciation) to Bethany, which I always find kind of mimsy.

Lucia is lovely - I would choose that (and would pronounce it the same way as you). Bethany is nice too, with Beth as a nickname.

I like both, but voted for Bethany because of the pronunciation issues with Lucia, and I prefer Beth to Loose as a shortening.

Me too. Lumpen sums it up and it'll be Beff. Lucia is nice but just Lucy is nicer.

I think Bethan is lumpy too. Elizabeth is great.

Bethany (though prefer Bethan).
Much nicer when people (as they inevitably will) shorten names to one syllable.
Even before you get the different ways of pronouncing Lucia.

I voted for Bethany because I personally don’t like Lucia at all (any of the multiple pronunciations!) - I really like both Beth and Lucy though.