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Help[Opinions] Hattie, Lucy and Mabel
What are your thoughts on the following three names for girls
Hattie - as a full name. Whilst I like Harriet, I just don't love it and I cant get behind Henrietta nn Hattie as I'd nn a Henrietta Hettie. So Hattie as a full name? Or any other full name options for Hattie. I'm kind of feeling Hattie May even though its so cutesy also liking Hattie Matilda and Hattie Isobel. Thoughts?
Lucy - full name. I love it's simplicity and you don't hear it all that often on newborns at the moment. Lucy Patience? Lucy Elspeth? Lucy Margaret (Margaret is honouring DH's deceased Grandmother whose name was Dorothy but she always went by Margaret because she disliked Dorothy)
Mabel - this spelling only. It has the same feel as Lucy to me whilst being a little more retro. Mabel Catherine? Mabel Emily? Mabel Samantha?
Ooo just thought of Hattie Mabel instead of Hattie May. Thoughts?
TIA :)
~ Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry ~
Hattie - as a full name. Whilst I like Harriet, I just don't love it and I cant get behind Henrietta nn Hattie as I'd nn a Henrietta Hettie. So Hattie as a full name? Or any other full name options for Hattie. I'm kind of feeling Hattie May even though its so cutesy also liking Hattie Matilda and Hattie Isobel. Thoughts?
Lucy - full name. I love it's simplicity and you don't hear it all that often on newborns at the moment. Lucy Patience? Lucy Elspeth? Lucy Margaret (Margaret is honouring DH's deceased Grandmother whose name was Dorothy but she always went by Margaret because she disliked Dorothy)
Mabel - this spelling only. It has the same feel as Lucy to me whilst being a little more retro. Mabel Catherine? Mabel Emily? Mabel Samantha?
Ooo just thought of Hattie Mabel instead of Hattie May. Thoughts?
TIA :)
~ Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry ~
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Aww, I saw this and thought it would be a really great sibset, triplets, or even a triple barreled name like Harriet Lucy Mabel nn Hattie. Its too bad you don't like Harriet. Instead of Harriet, what about Hester nn Hettie? Its a bit different but you may like it.
I love Lucy. I guess it was really popular in the UK and amongst previously British populations, but here in the US you don't hear it much, probably because its often a dogs name. I love it though. I really like your combo of Lucy Elspeth.
I love Lucy. I guess it was really popular in the UK and amongst previously British populations, but here in the US you don't hear it much, probably because its often a dogs name. I love it though. I really like your combo of Lucy Elspeth.
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Hattie -- It's a really cute nn yet I don't like it enough as a stand alone while I intensely dislike Harriet. It's the same problem I have with Hallie which I adore (not enough as a fn for me but I hate the full name). Hattie May is sweet but too simple and it lacks sophistication -- especially since Hattie is a nn. Now Hattie Matilda has some spunk! I do like the flow of that one.
Lucy -- I love Lucy! My fave Lucy combo is either Lucy Eleanor or Lucy Marigold so as you can see, I've given some thought to this name! Re: your combos, I like Lucy Margaret best.
Mabel is NMS, mainly because it has a really dated feel to it, imo. I also don't enjoy the sound although I understand why people would find it attractive. Mabel Catherine is really nice.
Lucy -- I love Lucy! My fave Lucy combo is either Lucy Eleanor or Lucy Marigold so as you can see, I've given some thought to this name! Re: your combos, I like Lucy Margaret best.
Mabel is NMS, mainly because it has a really dated feel to it, imo. I also don't enjoy the sound although I understand why people would find it attractive. Mabel Catherine is really nice.
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Hattie is a name I just can't get on board with. I just don't like the sound of it. That said, it does work as name on its own imo. Hattie May and Hattie Matilda do work nicely.
Lucy I absolutely adore! It's a fave of mine and while it does get used quite often here, I still don't hear the name everywhere I go. Lucy Patience is actually a combo that I thought of a while ago myself, so I do like that one. I would prefer Lucy Elizabeth or Lucy Eliza to Lucy Elspeth. I would also love Lucy Meg, rather than Lucy Margaret, as I prefer Meg and find it fresher.
Mabel is cute, I like it. Lucy and Mabel would be ADORABLE for sisters!! Mabel Katherine would be nice, I just prefer the K spelling. Mabel Evelyn, Mabel Eve, Mabel Violet, Mabel Ruby, Mabel Hannah, Mabel Phoebe, Mabel Tabitha and Mabel Ivy would all be lovely too.
Lucy I absolutely adore! It's a fave of mine and while it does get used quite often here, I still don't hear the name everywhere I go. Lucy Patience is actually a combo that I thought of a while ago myself, so I do like that one. I would prefer Lucy Elizabeth or Lucy Eliza to Lucy Elspeth. I would also love Lucy Meg, rather than Lucy Margaret, as I prefer Meg and find it fresher.
Mabel is cute, I like it. Lucy and Mabel would be ADORABLE for sisters!! Mabel Katherine would be nice, I just prefer the K spelling. Mabel Evelyn, Mabel Eve, Mabel Violet, Mabel Ruby, Mabel Hannah, Mabel Phoebe, Mabel Tabitha and Mabel Ivy would all be lovely too.
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Hattie, yes. Hattie May, no, unless you do make her full name Harriet May. I feel cutesy is only fun for a while. Hattie Matilda is nice, I like Hattie Isobel better.
Lucy is growing in popularity, but slowly. I think it is adorable and sweet.
Lucy Elspeth & Lucy Patience are lovely.
Mabel is Lucy's lackluster sister. I see that it has a retro something... I like Mabel Catherine, personally.
Hattie Mabel could work, but I feel like they are both retro in the same way. I'd like for my own daughter to have options. (If she hates Hattie, she could go by her middle name).
Lucy is growing in popularity, but slowly. I think it is adorable and sweet.
Lucy Elspeth & Lucy Patience are lovely.
Mabel is Lucy's lackluster sister. I see that it has a retro something... I like Mabel Catherine, personally.
Hattie Mabel could work, but I feel like they are both retro in the same way. I'd like for my own daughter to have options. (If she hates Hattie, she could go by her middle name).
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Hattie May is gorgeous, but if you're going to use Hattie as a full name, you would need a very serious, mature middle name that she could go by if she felt that her name was too childish. So, Hattie Matilda would work, but I'd go for something very classic, very mature, like, I don't know, Hattie Rhiannon. Except, that's not classic outside of Wales. XD Maybe Hattie Yvonne?
Lucy is lovely, simple and timeless.
Mabel is nice. Oh, yes, that's the best spelling.
Hey, I'm thinking Harriet Mabel 'Hattie-May'. Although you said you don't really love Harriet. But I think it's cute.
Lucy is lovely, simple and timeless.
Mabel is nice. Oh, yes, that's the best spelling.
Hey, I'm thinking Harriet Mabel 'Hattie-May'. Although you said you don't really love Harriet. But I think it's cute.
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Just met a Hattie. She is a twin, and I cannot remember her sibling's name for the life of me! It was not nickname-y though, that I can recall.
Anyway, she is about 2 years old.
I like Hattie, and LOVE your Hattie Mabel combo. It's quite like the Hester Olive combo from another poster on this board. Retro, chic, yet adorably accessible. It just works for me.
As for Lucy. I do like it. It has the simple, sweet charm of vintage names like Alice that also feel modern and hipster. I like Lucy Margaret the best of your list, specifically because of the honoring connection. However, Lucy Adeline is one of my favorite combos for the name.
Mabel - Pretty. It does have the Martha, Opal, Agnes vibe, but still works. I don't really see it catching on, but then again, I never though Edith would pop back into the spotlight either.
Anyway, she is about 2 years old.
I like Hattie, and LOVE your Hattie Mabel combo. It's quite like the Hester Olive combo from another poster on this board. Retro, chic, yet adorably accessible. It just works for me.
As for Lucy. I do like it. It has the simple, sweet charm of vintage names like Alice that also feel modern and hipster. I like Lucy Margaret the best of your list, specifically because of the honoring connection. However, Lucy Adeline is one of my favorite combos for the name.
Mabel - Pretty. It does have the Martha, Opal, Agnes vibe, but still works. I don't really see it catching on, but then again, I never though Edith would pop back into the spotlight either.
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Hattie - Completely precious, but I'm not sure I'd like to see it as a full name. I'm a big fan of Harriet, wish it was less common, but if you're not fancying Harriet, I'm definitely liking the idea of Hecate "Hattie", though perhaps that's a little out there. Maybe Heather, but that's a tad dated. Regardless Hattie May is sweet, and I like that's kind of cutesy. Hattie Mabel could be lovely, too.
Lucy - I think it's really boring, sorry. I feel like I hear it all the time. It's not detestable, just nothing special. Lucy Patience is precious, though. I'll always be a big advocate of Patience.
Mabel - Precious, precious, precious. I love it. Emily and Samantha would let it down a little, but Catherine works.
Lucy - I think it's really boring, sorry. I feel like I hear it all the time. It's not detestable, just nothing special. Lucy Patience is precious, though. I'll always be a big advocate of Patience.
Mabel - Precious, precious, precious. I love it. Emily and Samantha would let it down a little, but Catherine works.
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Hattie - I like it in theory because I think it looks nice on paper, but I don't actually like the sound of it. It sounds too much like "Haddie" which makes me think of fish n chips (haddie bits), although I do think that's a regional thing. Hattie Matilda and Hattie Isobel are both very pretty though.
Lucy - Not a favourite, but I like it. It is simple and lovely. I like Lucy Margaret best of your combos. Lucy Patience sounds a bit like "losing patience"... lol
Mabel - Yay! Mabel has a great association for me, this was my mother's neighbour growing up and she is such a sweet woman but also very no-nonsense and independent. Mabel Emily sounds the best, although I don't really love Emily.
Hattie Mabel is cute :)
Lucy - Not a favourite, but I like it. It is simple and lovely. I like Lucy Margaret best of your combos. Lucy Patience sounds a bit like "losing patience"... lol
Mabel - Yay! Mabel has a great association for me, this was my mother's neighbour growing up and she is such a sweet woman but also very no-nonsense and independent. Mabel Emily sounds the best, although I don't really love Emily.
Hattie Mabel is cute :)
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The names are all ugly. Lucy is at least stylish at the moment, but Hattie and Mabel aren't retro; they're geriatric. They also sound like slave/servant names, and I would rather be a Lexi or a Jaidyn than bear one of them.
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Have to disagree about Mabel and Hattie being geriatric rather than retro. Mabel reappeared in the top thousand in 2013 at #707, and in 2014 it rose to #667. Hattie re-entered the top thousand in 2011 and by 2014 had risen from #992 to #590. They will both continue to rise. They are well on their way to being retro/stylish.
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I don't like Hattie, and even if I did, I despise nicknames as full names.
Lucy. I love it and although it can be used as a nickname for Lucille, unlike Hattie, it is a legitimate full name in its own right. However, it has been on the rise in the US for a while and is currently #62. It's popular in the UK, #28, so I don't think that what you say about not hearing it all that often on newborns in accurate.
Mabel. I love it. This is just starting to come back in the US, and is making a stronger comeback in the UK.
Lucy. I love it and although it can be used as a nickname for Lucille, unlike Hattie, it is a legitimate full name in its own right. However, it has been on the rise in the US for a while and is currently #62. It's popular in the UK, #28, so I don't think that what you say about not hearing it all that often on newborns in accurate.
Mabel. I love it. This is just starting to come back in the US, and is making a stronger comeback in the UK.
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