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Gladys or Louise?

37 replies

Janoschi · 19/08/2012 05:38

Over to you.

:-)

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PicklesThePottyMouthedParrot · 19/08/2012 14:14

I'd quite like to be called Gladys.

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Janoschi · 19/08/2012 14:13

My Gran was Gladys Louise. My middle name is Louise but my dear Gran always wanted me to have Gladys. Just wondered if my DM made the right choice! It seems so, though I personally wish I'd have had Gladys....

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Fireandashes · 19/08/2012 13:51

Louise. Gladys is still a bit old-people's-home.

tummytickler · 19/08/2012 13:50

I really like Gladys! Lovely happy name, and I would use it if I were to have 10 daughters. Louise is nice enough but Gladys is much lovelier.

LemonOCOGTurd · 19/08/2012 13:36

Louise. Although I actually prefer Louisa.

Leeds2 · 19/08/2012 13:34

I don't think that Louise is at all 1970s/1980s - I think it is quite popular these days, especially as a middle name. Don't know any child called Gladys though!

Debeez · 19/08/2012 13:33

I like Gladys. Thing is about these names sometimes people Hmm at them but once they're used to it it's just another name.

I'm sure Elsie made the top ten or twenty this year and that's considered a more old fashioned name.

Louise is also lovely.

wellwisher · 19/08/2012 13:21

Gladys? Is this a joke? Louise is a bit 1970s/80s but at least you won't have people looking round for a lost granny every time you call your DD's name n public.

comelywench · 19/08/2012 13:12

Louise, Gladys is just a bit too "granny" fir my taste. I like "Gladdy" tho as a NN

StormGlass · 19/08/2012 13:11

Louise

HaveALittleFaith · 19/08/2012 08:23

Mmm Louise would be my preference.

saffronwblue · 19/08/2012 05:46

I prefer Louise. I don't think Gladys' moment has quite returned yet...