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in reply to a message by Cosmic
I always get so disappointed when people aren't satisfied with Lucy as a full name. I really enjoy Lucy as a full name, because I think of it as the English version of Lucia and it somehow satisfies me to know that it doesn't need any more letters to be a full and dignified name.
I would like to point out that Lucille and Lucinda are actually elaborations of the self-sufficient and frill-less Lucy. I resent them a bit. I dislike it when people assume that longer versions of names are automatically more formal and suitable as full names than the names they came from just because they're longer. I do not see why people think it is strange to have a Lucy and affectionately call her Lucille, or an Adele and call her Adeline, instead of an Adeline nn Adele. That is so backwards to me! It's not significantly harder to say and it's obviously more nicknamey than Adele is... blah blah blah.
Some people don't consider Lucy a full name. Ah well!
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Lucienne, Luciana, Lucette. Lubomira.
I think Lucia's your best bet.
I would like to point out that Lucille and Lucinda are actually elaborations of the self-sufficient and frill-less Lucy. I resent them a bit. I dislike it when people assume that longer versions of names are automatically more formal and suitable as full names than the names they came from just because they're longer. I do not see why people think it is strange to have a Lucy and affectionately call her Lucille, or an Adele and call her Adeline, instead of an Adeline nn Adele. That is so backwards to me! It's not significantly harder to say and it's obviously more nicknamey than Adele is... blah blah blah.
Some people don't consider Lucy a full name. Ah well!
Lucasta may not have been mentioned yet.
Lucienne, Luciana, Lucette. Lubomira.
I think Lucia's your best bet.
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Honestly, this is what I was thinking.
I decided to not say anything and just give ideas, but the "Lucy, Lily, Sophie, etc. are nicknames" thing bugs me, and esp. Lucy. Ditto esp the part about nicknames being used as full names and full names being used as nicknames for the full names. Lucy nn Lucille makes more sense.
I'm just not sure what it is about Lucy that makes people think it sounds like a nickname.
I decided to not say anything and just give ideas, but the "Lucy, Lily, Sophie, etc. are nicknames" thing bugs me, and esp. Lucy. Ditto esp the part about nicknames being used as full names and full names being used as nicknames for the full names. Lucy nn Lucille makes more sense.
I'm just not sure what it is about Lucy that makes people think it sounds like a nickname.
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