I'm in Love with U

plunderb

I was looking over my long list of girls' names and realized that many of my favorites had something in common: the oo sound (as in zoo, blue, shoe, etc.). I don't know why I am attracted to this sound, but at least half the names on my list had were U or oo names. Can you think of more to add? (Comments/opinions are also welcome ? I have a thick skin and am not ttc any time soon).

Oona/Una

Luna

Susanna

Ruby

Lucy

Louisa

Julia

Lucretia

Jerusha

Also Eugenia and Euphemia, but that's a long U sound (very close!).

elyshaswedding

I like that sound, too!  What about: Juniper/June?

LMS05

Juliet, Juliana

Fergie+1

LOVE love LOVE Lucretia. If we ever have a girl I'd like DH to consider it.

starlight8323

The only ones I have on my list are Junia, Keturah, Lucienne, Tallulah. Welp, that was way more than I expected. 

Also, I'm adding Eulalia. I know you said Eugenia and Euphemia don't count, but IMO they should. All of the names you listed contain long U sounds. A short U sound would be as in "luck" or "dug".

ETA: In case you weren't still checking the Sylvie thread, I just wanted to let you know I responded to your hypothesis.

ames71

I have: Julianna, Louisa, Lucinda, Muriel, Ruby, Tallulah, Tuesday, Ursula. Interesting.

And Ketch

ames17:

I have: Julianna, Louisa, Lucinda, Muriel, Ruby, Tallulah, Tuesday, Ursula. Interesting.

I like Ursula too!  Always have.  DH would never go for it.

Rach21

Lucretia sounds like "secretion" as in an oozing wound or something. NMS at all.

Drusilla, nn Dru? Jubilee?  

MrsVo

I love Eugenie and Eudora!

plunderb

Eaglefoot23:

Also, I'm adding Eulalia. I know you said Eugenia and Euphemia don't count, but IMO they should. All of the names you listed contain long U sounds. A short U sound would be as in "luck" or "dug".

ETA: In case you weren't still checking the Sylvie thread, I just wanted to let you know I responded to your hypothesis.

You are correct, of course, about the short u. I was just trying to draw a distinction between the true long u ("yoo" as in use) and the oo sound (as in true ? troo, not tryoo). 

I'm glad you're excited about Sylvia! I love that name ? perhaps it deserves a spot among the botanicals?

plunderb

Love Eulalia and Eudora! Not sure if I could get away with Eulalia as a sister for Amalia ? it looks like a tractor trailer hauling vowels got into an accident ? but I still like it, despite the L.M.Montgomery Eulalie Bugle association.

I'm also liking Junia and June. Juliana is lovely, but my cousin's baby (exact same age as DD) is Giuliana ? we are close and the two girls are the only babies in the family so far.

I forgot all about virtue names ? Truth, Prudence, Ruth (is Ruth a virtue name? Opposite of ruthless?)

starlight8323

plunderb:

I'm glad you're excited about Sylvia! I love that name ? perhaps it deserves a spot among the botanicals?

Nice

Too bad it would take me almost the rest of the month to make a new siggy. haha

I'd love to see it in your siggy, though! And from the sound of that thread, a lot of BNBers would like to see it. I was sort of surprised that thread came out so positive.  

TheSinger

And Ketch:

ames17:

I have: Julianna, Louisa, Lucinda, Muriel, Ruby, Tallulah, Tuesday, Ursula. Interesting.

I like Ursula too!  Always have.  DH would never go for it.

 

All I think of is the scary witch monster in the Little Mermaid. 

iLikeSloths

The only one I like on your list is Julia.  The others are NMS.  I also like Juliet, Juliana, Julie. 

HappyMrsK

I had an aunt named Eulagene.

I think it was just an attempt at a feminized version of Eugene though since my grandfather apparently loved the name Eugene since he named two of his sons this.

ETA: There's also Elula, which is what Sasha Baron Cohen named his daughter.

fraglette

Rach21:

Lucretia sounds like "secretion" as in an oozing wound or something. NMS at all.

Drusilla, nn Dru? Jubilee?  

I love Drusilla and Tallulah (although I don't think I have the guts to use either)