Lily or Lucy?

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DP and I can't agree on a girls name, we have a boys name picked but a girls name is difficult.

Before DS was born we decided on Lucy if he was a girl, but obv didn't use it as he was a boy.

Now DP wants Lucy for this baby too but I really like Lily more.

I actually really want Connie but he said NO and no amount of pleading/sulking has changed his mind.

Should I push for Lily or let him have his way?? He also likes Anya, is that better?

Leela is nice too

Lucy was our girls name, I love it, think it is feminine but strong at the same time. We had DS2 so didn't get to use it!

Anya, Lily, Lucinda (Lucy).

Lillian - hence she can be Lily, short for Lillian but have a different name from all the other Lilys if she/you do desire.

An approach I wish I had taken...........

Or Liliana, could be shortened to Lily or Anna...

love lily and I like 'Lucie' spelt this way a bit more unusual.

I like Lucy and Lucia

I have a Lucy and it's such a gorgeous name. I have no regrets.

I like Lily too, but there are so many Lilys round here. Lucy is supposed to be really popular too, but I don't know any little ones (the only one I do know is my neighbour in her 50s).

If you are worried about the number of them, you could always go for Lucinda and just call her lucy.

Be warned though - she is constantly Lulu and Luce to us. Every time I call her Luce, I can feel my mother shudder! If that bothers you as a NN, choose something else!

I like both Lucy and Lily; very pretty names.

Not keen on Connie, sorry.

I actually prefer the spelling Lucie rather than Lucy too.

Def Lucy but not spelt Lucie.

Our DD1 is Lillian which is shortened to Lulu. (Named, in both long and short versions, after the mother of one of my friends).

Lucy. Beautiful name.

Lucy

Lily

ALthough I like Lucy too.

Both lovely.

Gosh I dont know any Lilys, but I do love the name as it was my grandmothers.

DS2 would have been Lily if he were a girl.

lucy...

I know lots and lots of lilly/lillies

I love Lily, very contemporary it's true but it is a gorgeous name.
I prefer it to Lucy.

Not hugely keen on Anya, it's a bit close to Enya for me and Connie makes me think too much of that Maria lass! But you need to love it! my dh and I can't agree on boys names at all.... it's quite stressful!

I like Lily and Lucy; my dd is Lucy - I didn't know a single Lucy when I was growing up and it was always going to be my first choice name. However, now I have named dd Lucy, I know of (at least) four others - two of them go to the same childminder; also, I'm constantly hearing children being called it in the park and in the street. Argh - how did this happen! However, it's still a gorgeous name imo. I hadn't thought of Lucinda - I love lulu and might try calling her that as a pet name - at the moment she's poppet and probably thinks that is her name

Oops, sorry, haven't answered OP's question! Hmmm - I think you should push for Lily - reason being, he won't let you have Connie, you don't want Lucy any more, so perhaps Lily would be the compromise? (Plus, you really like it, and it is a gorgeous name )

My dd is Lucy and have yet to come across another Lucy nearby, though know 3 under 5s called Llly.

I prefer Lucy to Connie, Anya and Lily. But then I would

Lucy Lucy lucy - but then i am a little biased. Lilly was on our short list, but my mum is superstitious about lillies (dont ask me why)and i thought lilly might get shortened to lil.

Lucy is the patron saint of light so its a very positive name

spooky pooka, mine is called lucy (you'd never guess!!) and i often call her pooka as a nickname

Love Lily dd1 name (we also call her Lola), my great gran called Lilian.

How bizarre Lucyellensmum!

It's still my favourite name, and suits her so well.We shorten it to Lulu, Luce and sometimes Lucylastic (it makes her laugh).