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Lois or Tamar

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Ouchmytoe100 · 29/06/2022 06:46

Which do you prefer?

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MajorCarolDanvers · 30/12/2022 21:33

Lois

Don't like Tamar at all

MissingMoominMamma · 30/12/2022 21:25

I know two Tamars, one in her 50s and one in her 20s.

I don’t know anyone named Lois, but it used to be a brand of jeans.

Both lovely names!

Selinna · 29/06/2022 12:31

Tamar is beautiful 😍

Scirocco · 29/06/2022 12:30

Tamar.

Lois reminds me of Family Guy.

SatinHeart · 29/06/2022 12:06

Not a fan of Lois.

Tamar is nice but will get mispronounced a lot.

ofwarren · 29/06/2022 12:03

Lois
Really don't like Tamar.

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 29/06/2022 11:56

Lois is lovely.

fireandpaint · 29/06/2022 11:51

I know 3 little children called Lois. I prefer Tamar although people may pronounce it in different ways.

KirstenBlest · 29/06/2022 11:41

It can be Tay-mar or Ta-marr, @SirChenjins , just like Lois can be Lo-is or Loyce

pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 29/06/2022 11:14

I love Lois, may use it for a DD2 if I ever have one.

Not keen on Tamar but I do love Tamsin, which seems a nice middle ground?

SirChenjins · 29/06/2022 10:51

Lois at a push, but not really keen on either. I’m guessing you wouldn’t pronounce Tamar like the river?

PraiseBee · 29/06/2022 10:49

Tamar - I used to know a Tamar. She was an interesting and elegant woman.

Luxa · 29/06/2022 10:48

Tamar

TealGuitar · 29/06/2022 10:39

Lois. Tamar makes me think of the bridge.

KirstenBlest · 29/06/2022 10:35

@Ouchmytoe100 , @MumChats , it's quite popular in Wales. I know a few , and most say it as Loyce

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 29/06/2022 10:31

Lois is one of those 'currently trendy on MN’ names. Seems to get suggested a lot these days. To me though it’s the name of an unfulfilled housewife in 1970s suburban America. (I must have read a book featuring a depressed Lois)

I love Tamar though. Very pretty.

MumChats · 29/06/2022 10:25

Lois. Think it's lovely. I only know one and i don't know why it's such an unusual name!

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Ouchmytoe100 · 29/06/2022 10:18

Hadtocomment · 29/06/2022 09:01

I far prefer the name Tamar. I know Lois is quite fashionable right now but I just don't love the sound of it at all. Tamar is a really interesting sounding strong but beautiful name.

Is Lois fashionble now? I don't know any, and according to the UK name statistics it's dropped over 100 places recently

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DuchessOfSausage · 29/06/2022 09:20

Tamar.
Not keen on Tay though

NC4Now · 29/06/2022 09:06

Lois

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 29/06/2022 09:04

Tamar after the medieval Georgian Queen. But pronounced the Georgian way (TAM-mar) rather than like the English river.

Hadtocomment · 29/06/2022 09:01

I far prefer the name Tamar. I know Lois is quite fashionable right now but I just don't love the sound of it at all. Tamar is a really interesting sounding strong but beautiful name.

DotDotDotDotDot · 29/06/2022 08:40

Definitely Lois

ObviouslyNotAFan · 29/06/2022 07:22

Lois.

Tamar sounds masculine to me, unless it's Tamara.

noradelphine · 29/06/2022 07:21

Lois

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