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Gladys or Louise?

37 replies

Janoschi · 19/08/2012 05:38

Over to you.

:-)

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iMoniker · 20/08/2012 12:48

Gladys - I really don't like it.
Louise - ok.

squoosh · 20/08/2012 12:41

Gladys for a dog is brilliant! Hilda and Gertrude are also people names that work better on pets.

diddl · 20/08/2012 12:36

I knew a dog called Gladness, which I thought was lovely.

ViviPru · 20/08/2012 12:30

We just fostered a dog called Gladys. We tended to call her Gladdy which is lovely IMO. Or Glads. So many people commented what a lovely name. Although I appreciate its different for a dog...

fedupofnamechanging · 20/08/2012 10:04

Gladys is hideous. I have Louise as a middle name and although I wouldn't have chosen it for my dd, it is much nicer than Gladys.

diddl · 20/08/2012 09:38

My Gran was also Gladys Louise.

Not keen on Gladys, so my daughter has Louise as a middle name.

I think it´s a lovely name-don´t know why people are so sniffy about it.

newlark · 20/08/2012 08:54

Wasn't Gladys a character in hi-de-hi? Try you tube...

telsa · 20/08/2012 08:50

Gladys will come back in time. I know one, half French, half English, so it is is sometimes pronounced Gladeeees, which may be prettier. I know another Gladys, from Colombia, who is not an old lady. Ripe for reusing I would say, if you like it.

NurseBernard · 20/08/2012 06:36

Who cares if it's ready for a come back? The name you choose doesn't have to be a zeitgeist-y one. In fact, there's a school of thought which says thse names should be actively avoided if you don't want your name to date badly.

At least no-one will be abe to pin-point a Gladys to the noughties and teenies like Ruby, Millie, Evie, Ava, Daisy, et al.

Personally, I prefer Louise/a, but just making the point.

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Janoschi · 20/08/2012 01:32

Well, now it HAS to be Gladys!

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Luckyluckyme · 19/08/2012 23:53

I'm sorry but the first thing I thought of when I saw the name Gladys was this
Warning disturbing "artwork" by Phoebe Buffay

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Janoschi · 19/08/2012 23:22

Well, I'm stuck with Louise already. Was thinking how it might be if I switched to being called Gladys. Obviously seems to be an unwise move. Hmmm.

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Bluestocking · 19/08/2012 22:38

Honestly? Neither. They're both horrible. Louisa is quite nice, though.

Bue · 19/08/2012 22:37

Louise was the 288th most popular girls' name last year, so it's still used a decent amount. I think it's lovely.

Gladys was the 2893rd most popular girls' name last year. I'm not sure it's quite ready for a comeback

Takver · 19/08/2012 21:30

Louise - lovely classic name. Personally I don't like Louisa anywhere near so much.

ErikNorseman · 19/08/2012 21:05

Gladys no.
Louise is fine, Louisa or luisa are nicer.

getthecakeready · 19/08/2012 19:20

Louise. Is it really 70s/80s though? I thought it is pretty popular now?

not fond of Gladys..

ninjawomble · 19/08/2012 16:41

Louise out of your 2 names, but much prefer Louisa

Jakeyblueblue · 19/08/2012 15:38

I'm a Louise and have no problem with that but be prepared, that if you go for Louise, then dd will rarely be actually called it. Husband calls me blue as in Lou Lou blue and everyone else calls me me Lou or Lou Lou, whether I ask them to or not. If you don't mind that, then it's a lovely name.