Hi all, you probably don't recognize me since I can't post comments on my iphone and that's mainly what I use to read the boards, so kind of a lurker by default.
Anyway, We have a couple of name options in the air and one of them is Lucie/Lucy. My husband is French so we want a name that works in both French and English and we also want a name that won't have a nickname (Claire is our other option).
Lucie is the French spelling and I feel it works in English as well and people would know how it should be pronounced. My husband feels that it won't be fun for our daughter to have to tell people how to spell her name, so he thinks we should go with Lucy.
Do any of you have a name that's not spelled the traditional way and does it bother you when people misspell it? I know it annoys me when people stick an "h" in my name even though I have the traditional spelling. Thanks!
Re: Lucie vs. Lucy
My name is spelled the traditional way (Gillian), but the Americanized way (Jillian) is more popular. It is misspelled (and mispronounced) all the time. I prefer my name spelled as I spell it, even with the issues.
I think both Lucie and Lucy are fine. She'll definitely get Lucie spelled wrong by others a lot, but I like that it works in both French and English, so I'd probably go with that.
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Agreed!
Yeah, I don't think I would consider an alternate spelling if it would lead t pronunciation issues, but I think people will know how to pronounce it with the spelling Lucie.