Luella?

[Oopsie]

Pronounced Loo-Ella.

I met a 2 year-old called this the other day and have fallen in love. What do you all think?

[Jezabelle]

Beautiful actually. Never heard it before.

[MelinaM]

Luella Bartley springs to mind for me, she makes fab handbags Nice name too!

[mayanna123]

Lovely, I've never met anyone with that name! Great choice imo!

[lizzieloubee1]

I don't like it. Not sure why, but it does't sit well with me.

[LetThereBeRock]

It's horrid,and very redneck.Think King of The Hill.

[Cereal]

It's OK, although I prefer Louisa.

[effingwotnots]

Quite pretty but sounds like cruella..

[poppydaisy]

Very pretty. I like girls' names ending in -a. Also like Louisa, but Luella is less widely used already, which is nice.

[poppydaisy]

What does 'redneck' mean ?

[poppydaisy]

Oh, thanks Leonie. See, I think Luella is lovely and elegant, but Lou-Ella is awful.

[Nikki82]

I know a baby Luella. Fab name.

[swingingcat]

Loella was very popular in the 1880s, often see it on census returns!

[pinkgirlythoughts]

I think Llewella is a nicer spelling, as Loella does look a little redneck-y to me.

[diddl]

Much prefer Ella.

[tammytoby]

See, I think Luella is lovely and different, whereas Ella is so widely used already and will probably date more.

[PippiLongBottom]

It just brings to mind Cruella.

[HelenDamnation]

There is a lovely children's book called Pappa Pellerin's Daughter - the heroine is a very strong girl called Loella.