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Lois or Hazel?

43 replies

Lilacbluecloud · 29/12/2022 17:24

Which do you prefer and why? Any other suggestions?

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Reggiebo · 29/12/2022 19:36

Hi I am Hazel.....mmmm boring and plodding.

Notonyournellykelly · 29/12/2022 19:31

Hazel is nice and has character.

Like a pp, there are so many vowel-y names with ls in them ATM. Elara, Lilah, Lola, Lyrah etc. They all blend into one a bit and it makes them lack a bit of personality for my tastes.

ChillysWaterBottle · 29/12/2022 19:31

Hazel!

RambamThankyouMam · 29/12/2022 19:27

Hazel is ok.

Lois is one of the ugliest names I can think of. So blubbery and claggy.

IsThePopeCatholic · 29/12/2022 19:26

Lois: sassy and modern
hazel: boring and plodding

Linnet · 29/12/2022 19:24

I’d go for Hazel, I feel Lois is over used, you very rarely hear the name Hazel.

KirstenBlest · 29/12/2022 19:22

I much prefer the welsh pronunciation @Veryfishy , and it's pronounced that way in many other countries, including Greece.

Cheezpuf · 29/12/2022 19:21

Hazel.. earthy, grounded and beautiful

Veryfishy · 29/12/2022 19:14

Hazel definitely
I live in Wales and here , Lois is pronounced Loyce ( rhymes with Joyce ) and is not good

Yankeedoodlemandy · 29/12/2022 19:12

Are you pronouncing Lois LOW IS or LOYSE?
I know older ladies with both pronunciations . I like the second version best but prefer both to Hazel.

ShesThunderstorms · 29/12/2022 19:11

Hazel definitely. It feels a bit more special.

KirstenBlest · 29/12/2022 19:10

Both are nice, I slightly prefer Lois, but the four-letter L names like Lily, Lila, Leah, Lola, Luna etc are very popular right now, so Hazel might be more distinctive.

Roselilly36 · 29/12/2022 18:08

Lois

mathanxiety · 29/12/2022 18:05

Hazel - more of a classic.

Lois is more faddy. I feel it's a name that appeals to women who have very dark hair with very short fringes and wear a lot of bangles.

wetpebbles · 29/12/2022 17:55

I prefer Hazel

harrassedmumto3 · 29/12/2022 17:48

Lois.

RedSauceSpaghetti · 29/12/2022 17:45

Lois is lovely. But it will get mispronounced a lot. My closest friend is called Lois and has been called "Louis" "Lewis" and "Louise" a squillion times.

simonthedog · 29/12/2022 17:26

Lois is amazing, I feel Hazel is a bit old fashioned