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Help[Facts] Lucy = English form of Lucia
in reply to a message by Anneza
Oxford's A Dictionary of First Names says Lucy derives from the (Old) French Lucie (http://snipurl.com/n9q6).
EDIT: Hm, upon re-reading this, my implied point doesn't seem to be very obvious...
I meant to imply that, if you're using Lucia just to get to Lucy in the belief that Lucy's a nn (I've seen it happen before), then that's etymologically and historically unwarranted.
Of course, you can still use Lucy as a nn for Lucia. Personally I find it rather pointless, but to each his/her own.
Miranda
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
EDIT: Hm, upon re-reading this, my implied point doesn't seem to be very obvious...
I meant to imply that, if you're using Lucia just to get to Lucy in the belief that Lucy's a nn (I've seen it happen before), then that's etymologically and historically unwarranted.
Of course, you can still use Lucy as a nn for Lucia. Personally I find it rather pointless, but to each his/her own.
Miranda
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
This message was edited 3/7/2006, 12:17 AM
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Perhaps we're both having an incoherent day!
Using Lucy as a nickname for Lucia may be pointless, but it happens. Ours not to reason why; ours but to be cameras. Also VCRs, DVDs, tape recorders, mobile phones ... (drops from exhaustion)
Using Lucy as a nickname for Lucia may be pointless, but it happens. Ours not to reason why; ours but to be cameras. Also VCRs, DVDs, tape recorders, mobile phones ... (drops from exhaustion)
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