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I really like Lucy just on it's own but I don't quite love it. I used to mildly dislike it but then two years ago I met the sweetest girl named Lucy who used to stable her horse at the place we were living. Lucy has mildly been on my mind since then. I used to feel it was too popular but it actually isn't if you look at the numbers.

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I prefer it as a nn for Lucinda or Lucretia / Lucrezia or Lucina or Lucia pronounced loo-SEE-ə - also the other pronunciations but that ones my favorite.

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Lucy and Luciana are about tied for me.

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I prefer Lucy over Lucille, Lucilla, Lucette, Lucetta, Lucasta, Lucienne, Lucinde, Lucrèce, Luce, Luca, Luus, Lleucu, and Liùsaidh.

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So just Lucy or Lucille, I'd pick Lucy.

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Side note my younger sister-in-law has a cat named Lucy-Fur after Cinderella's cat Lucifer. It was her best friends idea to make it a pun. The cat gets called Lucy, Lucifer, and Lucy-Fur.

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This message was edited 12/18/2014, 1:08 PM

I like Lucy but I don't love it. I would happily use to as a nickname for any of the "Luce" names; Lucia is my favourite, then Lucille, then Lucinda. I prefer Luce somewhat as a nickname though, I guess Lucy is okay for a little girl.

My name's Lucy, and I actually like it. It sounds good in every language and it's simple but not boring. I wouldn't like to be called Lucille, but I sometimes wished my name was Lucia.

I wouldn't say I love it, but it's sweet. I prefer Lucia nicknamed Lucy or just Lucia, though. Lucille doesn't do much for me.

I LOVE Lucy! It's been one of my fave girl names forever and I just think it's gorgeous. I do like Lucille too, but much prefer just Lucy, as it's brighter and happier to me.

No.
It's ugly, nicknamey and childish. And suitable for a dog.

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Don't like Lucille either.

I like it well enough, don't love it.

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I prefer it as a name on its own.

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My son has a sister-In-law named Lucie.

I don't love it, but I'd say I like it. On its own, preferably, because I don't like any Luc- names much at all.

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I get sort of the opposite thing with Lucy that I get with most other names--I don't like it all that much when I see it, but when I hear it in real life I like it a lot more. I usually find when that happens, I have the opposite experience!

I really love Lucy. It's sweet and perfect and it ages well too, I think.

I like it on it's own, not as a nickname for Lucille or anything. I love Lucy's simpleness and it doesn't sound babyish so it doesn't really need to be short for anything.

Not so much. The sound of it is so brassy and clownish to me. It feels artificially perky and bordering on silly. I don't notice so much on a child, but on anyone past puberty it's unappealing to me. I mean, I think it's a decent name, and it doesn't really draw my attention as a very bad one. But picturing it as the author's name on the spine of a book ... I'd not have the highest hopes for it being a good book.

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I guess if it's there, it is better as a nickname for Luciana than anything else. I don't care for Lucille, but I'd call an adult Lucille "Lou" or "Ceelie" before I'd bust out Lucy.

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Yes, me! I fully expected to use it for our first daughter, who foiled me by not looking Lucy-like.

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I dislike Lucille, which seems flabby and lacking in pizazz. And I once had a cat whom I wanted to name Cindy, but the breeder said she had to have an L- name so she was Lucinda on paper and Cindy in real life. If I had to use an extended form of Lucy, it would be Lucinda rather than whiney Lucille, but Lucy alone is fine by me.

I like Lucy. In fact it seems several people I know like Lucy. My best friend has already tapped it as a potential next child's name if they have another girl.

I really dislike Lucy. The sound is just so obnoxious, so flaky and goofy. It's no surprise to me that it's so popular on cats and dogs.

I do. It's short, neat, comfortable, classic and classless - my favourite sort of name for actual use.
Lucille is nice too - very zingy and bright - but has a completely different feel & I think you'd need some pizzazz to wear it.

I can't help liking Lucy. I'd never use it, because I think it's way too commonly used, but I love the sound of it. Lucy and Sophie are both like that for me. Way too popular, but I can see why they are popular, since I like them too.

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I don't like Lucille, so I prefer Lucy to Lucille .

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I do like
Lucasta nn Lucy
Lucette nn Lucy
Lucia nn Lucy

I love Lucy! It's so short and sweet. I'm not crazy about Lucille, but I also don't like short names as first names so I'm a little torn. I think Lucy is wonderful though.

I do like Lucy a lot but can't stand Lucille for some reason (maybe because it seems dated while Lucy is classic or maybe it's the 'seal' part of Lucille that I dislike). Other alternatives such as Lucia or Luciana are lovely yet a bit fussy for my tastes. I think I'd just use Lucy.