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Is Louisa dated or boring?

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BendydickCuminsnatch · 04/10/2016 15:59

I strongly dislike the band Louise (apologies to any Louises out there!) but Louisa is definitely growing on me and v pretty. Is it a bit dated? Dull? Haven't heard of any little Louisas around here. I do seem to gravitate to 80s/90s kind of names!

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CarrotCakeMuffins · 08/10/2016 20:16

Louisa is a lovely name!

CPtart · 08/10/2016 19:01

Love it. Really classy. One of my favourite girls names.

Aderyn2016 · 08/10/2016 18:06

Probably Gold Smile

lottieandmia · 08/10/2016 14:37

I don't really like it but that's probably because the Louisa's i have known aren't very nice.

maitaimojito · 08/10/2016 13:59

What about Eloise as an alternative?

Louise and Louisa both seems dated to me but I really like Eloise. As others have said Louisa is likely to be misread/misheard as Louise and if you really dislike Louise that could be a problem.

GoldPlatedBacon · 08/10/2016 13:50

Aderyn - I expect Amelia Rose, Lily May and Olivia Grace will post the same thing in 30 years (I have very popular 80s name and 80s default middle name)

Aderyn2016 · 08/10/2016 11:22

I prefer Louise tbh, but it was really over used in the 70's which has ruined it I think.

On a slight tangent, does anyone else apart from me feel irrationally cross with their parents for saddling them with one of those excessively popular 70's/80's names and then bunging Louise in as a middle name? My siblings got great names but mine is dull as fuck and didn't even serve the function of differentiating me from the 27 other kids in my year group with the same name.

228agreenend · 08/10/2016 11:14

Louisa is lovely. I love it.

i always thought names like George, Harry, Grace, Lily were old and boring when I was growing up, but now they are everywhere,

If you love the name, use it. Don't worry what you think others will perceive It as.

AllotmentyPlenty · 08/10/2016 11:11

Louisa is lovely.

MotherDuckSaid · 08/10/2016 11:10

YES Lois 😁

LotisBlue · 08/10/2016 11:04

I love it! I wanted it for dd but Dp said no Sad

JosephineMaynard · 08/10/2016 10:53

I prefer Louis (pron low-iss)

Do you mean Lois? Like Lois Lane from Superman?

I wouldn't use Louis for a girl as that's usually a boys name pronounced as lew-ie or lew-iss.

MotherDuckSaid · 08/10/2016 10:36

I prefer Louis (pron low-iss)

DeputyPecksBentBeak · 08/10/2016 09:41

I don't think it's dated, just not used a lot. I know a little 2yo Louisa. It's a lovely name

crayfish · 08/10/2016 09:37

I really like it. I know a six year old Louisa and she's one of the coolest kids I know so that might have influenced me!

blinkowl · 08/10/2016 09:35

I love Louisa, beautiful name.

Fairylea · 08/10/2016 09:27

Louisa is the main character from Me Before You, I suspect a there may be quite a few Louisa's about in the next few years as so many people love the book and film! But it's a lovely name, I really like it.

GoldPlatedBacon · 08/10/2016 09:24

Isn't Luisa pronounced 'Loo-ees-sa' rather than 'Loo-eeze-ah'? Correct me if I'm wrong!!

WeArePregnant11 · 08/10/2016 00:16

Louisa is beautiful.

ayeokthen · 07/10/2016 23:49

I like it. I'm not keen on the name Sophie but I love Sophia, so it's not weird to like Louisa but not Louise.

TheColonelAdoresPuffins · 07/10/2016 23:48

I love Louisa but not Louise

tristerflexu · 07/10/2016 23:46

Love It

Caipira · 07/10/2016 23:42

I also don't like Louise

Caipira · 07/10/2016 23:39

I really like it. It's quite common where I live as Luiza/Luisa or Maria-Luisa usually shortend to Malu. I know a Luisa in her 40's and one girl I went to school with was Sarah Louise and her little sister was Louisa. So it is more of a 70s/80's name. Why not revive it, it's a classic name.

Usernamer · 05/10/2016 13:41

Louisa is pretty and underused, I really like it.