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Getting to Lulu???

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LuluLovesYou · 04/03/2013 09:33

Help, I love the nn Lulu but need something formal to go on the birth cert. So I am looking for suggestions from you lovely ladies as to what names will give me Lulu as a nn??? Smile

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raisah · 04/03/2013 10:14

Lululovesyou - not terrible at all. Lulu is the Arabic word for pearl & lots of people use it as a girls name. Lots of cross cultural names around nowadays & lots of Hebrew / Biblical names have made it to the English language without people thinking that they are different or 'foreign'. Arabic names that are now mainstream:
Zara -flower
Layla - night
Zahaara
Suzanne
Shani
Aisha/Ayesha
Amina
Nina
Tanya

Boys
Idris
Mikhail
Zakariah
Danyaal
Yakoub (Jacob)

BeeBopDingALing · 04/03/2013 10:04

Lulu is a name, like a previous poster says it means pearl. I know a Lulu and she is just Lulu. I say go for it, just make sure you have an option of middle name(s) so she has choice as she gets older.

MolotovCocktail · 04/03/2013 10:02

Lulu is a lovely name - why would it be terrible to name her Lulu on the bc?

If it were me, I would go for Louise or Louisa/Luisa on the bc: I like the names very much and it would be nice for Lulu to have a more 'serious' option for a name (Lulu is very soft-sounding) should she wish in th future.

olivertheoctopus · 04/03/2013 10:00

PS And my parents' cat is Talullah, referred to as Lullah.

olivertheoctopus · 04/03/2013 09:59

My sister is Laura and she normally gets called Lulu or Lu. It doesn't feel like a 'rea' name of its own accord though?

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LuluLovesYou · 04/03/2013 09:53

Raisah I am getting to the point where I am very tempted to just put Lulu on the birth cert....would that be terrible??

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raisah · 04/03/2013 09:52

Lulu is an Arabic name in it's own right and it means pearl. I wanted to name my dd but my entire family were against me! Mainly because of Lulu the singer & that song.

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LuluLovesYou · 04/03/2013 09:45

I like Lucy and Tallulah from the suggestions so far. Unfortunately my dh won't let me have Tallulah (though he may be open to persuasion) and Lucy while I like it is a bit too safe! Thanks for the responses, keep em coming!!!

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Beehatch · 04/03/2013 09:43

Tallulah? The one I know is Lula though

BabyRoger · 04/03/2013 09:42

I knew a lulu and her name was Louise.

Lostonthemoors · 04/03/2013 09:41

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MintChocChip147 · 04/03/2013 09:39

Louise
Louisa
Lucy
Lucia
Lucille