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Finn or Louis?

65 replies

Aliceinchunderland · 15/11/2017 22:23

Baby boy is due in a week and a bit and we can’t decide between these two names.
Surname will be a long-ish double barrel (neither of us will back down on the surname) so I like that they’re both short names.
I feel like Finn is more cool, but quite popular whereas Louis is more classic. I’m genuinely afraid that we might have to flip a coin after he’s born!

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DiegoMadonna · 21/11/2017 23:46

I don't like Louis, so it's Finn for me.

pilates · 21/11/2017 23:00

Finn

AlmostChristmas · 21/11/2017 20:44

I prefer Louis (either pronunciation)

Loo-is 3 spellings - Lewis, Luis and Louis (French spelling but not all use French pronunciation)

Loo- ee- 2 spellings Louis and Louie.

Worldsworstcook · 21/11/2017 16:34

Ha!!! I have both a finlay and Louis so I'm biased!

WanderingTrolley1 · 21/11/2017 16:31

Louis.

MammieBear · 21/11/2017 16:30

Finn or Flynn

Chocolatear · 21/11/2017 15:34

My grandmother was called Louis, not Louise. She was born in 1886. Never heard of another girl with that name since!

Zoesweet · 21/11/2017 15:20

I like Finn but it should go with a name like Elise. :)

Erica891 · 21/11/2017 14:58

I like both actually. Can't say which one. Why don't you just put them together.

mummytwoh · 21/11/2017 13:36

I really like Louis - probably my favourite boys name for our December due baby.
It does bug me when people think it says Lewis which is a different name but hey

stonygreysoil · 20/11/2017 14:53

Finn.. nice short 1 syllable, will go with double barrell

thegreylady · 20/11/2017 13:27

pipi what is wrong with people from Finland?
Finn is a very old Irish name nothing like Wayne which has its provenance in 20th century Hollywood I think.If you don’t like the name that’s fine. There are many Finlays etc but surprisingly few Finns.
Louis of course is French.
No matter ,the baby will be loved whatever his name.

pipilangstrumpf · 19/11/2017 10:25

What on earth is cool about a Finn? I don’t find it any cooler than a Dane or a Swede!

daisypond · 19/11/2017 09:23

Louis is nicer than Finn, to me. Louis (loo-ee) is more classic, while Finn is wannabe cool, which I find offputting.

TanginaBarrons · 19/11/2017 08:17

My 3ds have 3 Fins each in their classes. The school is absolutely bursting with them - this is Scotland (not sure if that makes a difference). Between Finleys, Finnians, Finlays and Fins it is a bit of a joke.

MissBeehiving · 19/11/2017 07:18

Finn - easy to pronounce, write and remember 🙂

Pidgythe2nd · 19/11/2017 07:04

What Vango said!

Finn is nothing like Wayne ffs.
Anyone with an ounce of intelligence will have also heard of Finn McCool....

Suits my fair, 1/2 Irish son to a tee.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill

WhatKatyDidNotDo · 16/11/2017 16:27

Finn

pipilangstrumpf · 16/11/2017 15:14

I fail to see how other people pronouncing names incorrectly is s reason not to go with a name you love!

I once met someone who called their daughter Niamh - but pronounced it Nigh-ee-Mah

Because it may get annoying if others constantly assume your name is pronounced differently than you pronounce it.

Vango · 16/11/2017 14:56

I fear that Finn will be the Wayne of the future.

Finn/Fionn is an ancient Irish name. It may go out of fashion at some point but I don't think Wayne has the same provenance?

Finn was originally a celtic god. His name originates from the Celtic Vindos, giving the Welsh Gwyn (viz. the mythological figure Gwyn ap Nudd), and the Gaulish Vindonnus, and means "blond", "fair", "white", or "bright". That a widespread cult of Finn existed among european celts is reflected in continental place names derived from Finn or Vindos, such as Vienna, Windisch/Vindonissa, Vendresse and others.[4] The Scottish form of his name, Fingal /ˈfɪŋɡəl/, comes from a retelling of the legends in epic form by the 18th-century poet James McPherson.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 16/11/2017 14:40

I fail to see how other people pronouncing names incorrectly is s reason not to go with a name you love!

I once met someone who called their daughter Niamh - but pronounced it Nigh-ee-Mah Hmm

Allthebestnamesareused · 16/11/2017 14:02

I'd go with Louis but prefer names that are timeless. I fear that Finn will be the Wayne of the future.

ladybirdsaredotty · 16/11/2017 14:00

Yes, but these are the OP's favourite 2 names, the baby is due soon. So I see that as different to someone listing 12 names months before one will be used and asking for opinions then. I'd focus more on positives of the other name, maybe. But also, THE POSTER ABOVE YOU HAS A FINN! It just seems really mean spirited to say you 'hate' the name of that poster's son!

I do get your point that this is a forum for opinions, and you have given yours. I'd just have filtered my opinion a bit in the circumstances.

Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar · 16/11/2017 14:00

Sorry, but "having a Finn in the family" doesn't make it cool!

pipilangstrumpf · 16/11/2017 13:54

Well, I dislike Finn and don’t find it cool. It’s a person from Finland 🇫🇮

Isn’t the whole point of these threads to offer opinions? The op wants to know what people think about Louis and Finn!