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Maria or Louisa

32 replies

fryupdown · 23/07/2023 14:18

My partner and I have whittled our list down to these finalists. DP prefers Maria and I prefer Louisa. Though he likes the name DP wonders if Louisa is "a bit much" and doesn't like the shortening Lou. Neither of us want to use Louise. My worry with Maria is that it's overused (most popular name in the whole world).

What do you think of the names?

It's definitely going to be one or the other because we've gone over and over and over all the names we both like and these two are the ones we are both happy to compromise on. So now it's just deciding.

Also, did any of you wait until seeing your DC to decide on their name or were you set on one beforehand?

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continentallentil · 23/07/2023 15:00

Maria

They are both nice but Lucy and Louisa more popular in the UK, Maria stands out more

uncomfortablydumb53 · 23/07/2023 14:59

I love Louisa
Could you have Marie as a middle name?

PurpleReindeer2 · 23/07/2023 14:53

Louisa

Kaamos · 23/07/2023 14:46

Maria

schnubbins · 23/07/2023 14:40

Louisa is lovely

salamithumbs · 23/07/2023 14:39

I really like them both, not sure which I prefer!! I know that Maria is/has been very commonly used in Spanish speaking countries but it's not too common at all in the UK, if that's where you are? So I wouldn't worry about that.

Lotustiger · 23/07/2023 14:27

Louisa. But you could combine them and run with Marissa or Larissa

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