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Louise??

56 replies

CaitlinEJ · 11/08/2019 19:29

Opinions please, I know a girl (17) with this name and she hates it but I quite like it as a first name since it’s always used as a middle name (coming from the person who has a daughter called Callie Louise)

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Ellieboolou27 · 11/08/2019 20:58

Love it but I'm biased as I have a "Louisa" Grin

sanityisamyth · 11/08/2019 21:00

It's my middle name. I don't have any particular feelings either way to be honest. It's a good middle name but I wouldn't use it as a first name.

nagynolonger · 11/08/2019 21:15

The middle name of the 1980s. Nothing wrong with it though.

Sophronia · 11/08/2019 21:40

I much prefer Louisa, which is one of my favourite names.

weebarra · 11/08/2019 21:45

It's my name. I like it, despite the fact that so many women of my age have it as a first or middle name. I do also know a 4 year one!

Astronica · 12/08/2019 00:39

While Louise is a perfectly acceptable traditional name I find it quite dull and bland. I'd dislike it for my own name too. Louisa however sounds more up to date and lively.

IckleBear · 12/08/2019 09:15

It's ok, people seem to like it in Germany but it's said like Louisa.

Atlasta · 12/08/2019 09:19

Prefer Louisa or Eloise.
Louise seems dated.

Lilyannarose · 12/08/2019 09:57

I like it.
As with many others of my generation it was also my middle name!
As a teen I went through a phase of disliking my first name.
I always remember my name being called by a new doctor who mistook my middle name for my first name and called me "Louise".
My mum corrected him and I remember being really annoyed with her for doing so! "You should have let him think my name is Louise!".

Lilyannarose · 12/08/2019 09:59

*Just realised I've typed that as if it used to be my middle name. It still is my middle name!

Weenurse · 12/08/2019 09:59

We went with Louisa

IsobelRae23 · 12/08/2019 10:13

My middle name, and over half my form
In High School- it is so dated, as if parents had no imagination and acted like sheep. I know 5 Louise’s, and hate the shortened Lou- although that’s what we call my close friend and she hates her name full stop, so 🤷🏻‍♀️

whiteroseredrose · 12/08/2019 10:14

It's a lovely name. One of my best friends is Louise.

However her slightly dyslexic husband sometimes spells it Lousie!

Pinkout · 12/08/2019 11:01

I prefer Eloise. Louise is dated and boring, it is almost always used as a middle name. It’s the middle name of about five people I can think of including my Mother.

weebarra · 12/08/2019 13:29

I feel for my parents! I'm actually named after a line in a Bob Dylan song and they didn't realise how popular the name was. I like it though, my nickname is Leese.

Gigiandme · 12/08/2019 14:02

Dated and dull imo

Enko · 12/08/2019 14:18

I prefer Louisa However alot to do with having known Louise's who were horrific and 2 utterly lovely Louisa's

CheckingOutTheQuantocks · 12/08/2019 15:49

I hate it, it's such an ugly noise of a name. The way all the emphasis is on the second syllable, the "wheeze" sound, and the likelihood of its being mistyped as Lousie. It is also surprisingly hard to find a surname that it goes with. I may or may not have reasons for holding these opinions.

bridgetreilly · 12/08/2019 17:56

I like Louise though slightly prefer Louisa. I do not like Eloise at all.

Frith2013 · 12/08/2019 17:59

It’s the middle name of every woman aged 30-50 who hasnt got Jane as a middle name.

Or the first name of shrewish middle managers.

foxtiger · 14/08/2019 21:29

I really like it, especially as a first name.

SweetMelodies · 14/08/2019 21:33

It was definitely the ‘May’ or ‘Rose’ of the 90s with every other girl having it as a filler middle name for some reason?

It is quite a pretty name in its own right though, I do prefer Eloise though.

AverageMummy · 14/08/2019 21:47

Don’t think you get much closer to the definition of dated.

Louise??
tripletmum8 · 14/08/2019 22:23

Step-daughter is called Louise and she hates it. I love it but then again I’m probably a bit biased.

ThreeRandomWords · 15/08/2019 10:02

I think Eloise is a faddy name, and Louise is much better.