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I love the name Lucy. I think it's a good name that ages really well.

Lucy..most often Lucie..is quite popular here.By all means a name on it's own.
Lucille is rarely used just now, it's more an older person's name.

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Dr.Lucy, Judge Lucie, Prime Minister Lucy, all just fine.

My first daughter would have been Lucy, but it didn't seem to fit her. I love it as a stand-alone, and prefer that to any of the longer versions. I would assume that any child of mine would be likely to be a professional person! And Lucy has been around for long enough: I'm trying right now to imagine Madison, Nevaeh or Tiffany as a doctor or a judge, and it isn't easy. But Lucy works just fine.

I adore this name and yes, I can see it aging well even as a stand alone name. I actually prefer Lucy by itself since I don't care for any of those longer versions: Lucille, Lucia, Lucinda etcetera.

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If you are still hesitant, you could make Lucy as the middle name for whatever reason

I absolutely adore Lucy, and it doesn't need to be short for any other name. That said, if you want to use a longer full name, you are spoilt for choice. Lucia is stunning, but the down side is that there are three different ways to pronounce the name, which can cause confusion. Lucinda, Lucilla and Lucille are all beautiful, or Lucienne, Lucretia, Lucine, Lucette, Lucetta, etc, if you want to go with a more unusual choice. Lucie, the French spelling, is a stylish alternative to Lucy. To me, the name Lucy is classic, and I can imagine it on a girl or woman of any age, in any profession or life circumstance.

Honestly all I can think of is I Love Lucy or Lucy from Charlie Brown.

I love Lucy! It's one of my very fave girl names, but was already used by one of DH's cousins, so I didn't want to use it for our DD. It's also super popular here in Australia, unfortunately. It absolutely is it's own name and one that I can picture on a child or an adult just fine. Dr Lucy, fine. Judge Lucy, fine. A gorgeous, timeless name.

It's a wonderful name. It's sweet, as you say, but not sappy sweet, and it's also sassy. The best of both worlds. And I adore its eighteenth and nineteenth century vibe.

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I've never known a Lucy, either, but I can easily picture it on a doctor or judge. It's not childish or wimpy.

Yes, Lucy can and mostly has been a name all on its own.
Yes, it can be a name for a serious person.

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But I don't like it. It sounds irritating and like somebody's great-aunt who went bonkers when she was left at the altar and has been talking to geraniums and collecting door knockers for fifty years.
Either that or somebody's dog.