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Elousia

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boodleboot · 15/06/2009 08:31

Pronounced El-oo-see-a

what do we think? this name was just in a book i have read and adored...can be shortened to loulou and sia perhaps?

what do you think?

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thumbwitch · 16/06/2009 17:06

true, true

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boodleboot · 16/06/2009 16:03

yeah i did thumbwitch but people in RL just don't look things up in the same way that MN-ers do....no one would know that except for you ha ha....

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thumbwitch · 16/06/2009 12:46

boodleboot, did you see my previous post?

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boodleboot · 16/06/2009 11:18

Elysia is gorgeous. I think it means Heaven or another word for it or something like that

eh-lee-see-ah or Eh-liss-ee-ah pronounciation?

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thumbwitch · 16/06/2009 09:19

just for fun I was looking up Elysia because of its connection with the Elysian Fields, the blessed home of the souls of the dead - and discovered that Elysia is also the name of a genus of sea slugs! Possibly a variation to avoid then...

I like Eleusia much better than the original - much less room for mispronunciation.

Laugs · 16/06/2009 09:13

Have to say, this name has been in my 'threads I'm on' for 3 days and it's really growing on me!

mollymawk's spelling does look a bit better I think, though 'lousy' and 'lousier' would never have occured to me, as it obviously looks like the 'ou' should be pronounced 'oo'.

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boodleboot · 16/06/2009 07:42

mollymawk i like the spelling you have suggested.

its such a shame that Elousia looks so bad written down...i have to conceed that point....i'd be an idiot not to...she wouldn't thank me for calling her lousy...boo.

i don't understand why people don't like the idea of three girls beginning with El but thats the beauty of MN - diverse opinions. My Step DD is called Ellesse - my DD is called Ellie. its just how it worked out, wasn't choice but they love it.

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Pekkala · 16/06/2009 07:36

There's a child I know called Elysia - would there be less chance for mispronunciation with that?

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boodleboot · 16/06/2009 07:26

...read the 1st page of the book.....how funny.

i love the name, 'daft' or not. it sounds so pretty.

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FAQinglovely · 16/06/2009 00:36

have to say The Shack (which isn't at all odd IMO) sprung to my mind too (haven't looked at the website - didn't realise there was one).

But then I did stay up until 3.30 this morning reading it as I couldn't put it down

mollymawk · 16/06/2009 00:13

See, I would spell it Eleusia (I've seen that someowhere). Then you avoid the "lousie" association. But I would never aim to have 3 DDs all starting with El.

Karam · 15/06/2009 23:31

Sorry, I'd drop the 'u' too. Eloisa is a name in its own right... so I'd go for that. HTH

Bonneville · 15/06/2009 22:43

I too just see Louse and Lousie.

ilovetiramisu · 15/06/2009 22:35

What about Lucinda if you like the shortened Lulu?

Tidey · 15/06/2009 22:35

Is it a deliberate thing to have three girls in your family all beginning with 'El'?

If so, it's your choice of course. If not, I think Lucia was a good suggestion.

NorkyButNice · 15/06/2009 22:34

darter dafter

NorkyButNice · 15/06/2009 22:32

I just see Louse unfortunately. And if you already have an Ellie and an Elise (or Ellesse) then it's an even darter suggestion really tbh).

Sorry but you did ask!

ravenAK · 15/06/2009 22:31

It does look like a mis-spelt Eloise.

Read the first page of the book online (OK, I was bored enough to google.)

It's...not very good. I'd be wary of calling a child after a character from a book. They may cringe at the association.

Tidey · 15/06/2009 22:26

My first thought was the line 'I am un chien Andalusia' from Debaser by the Pixies.

Eloise, Eloisa, Elisa, Elise all lovely alternatives.

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boodleboot · 15/06/2009 22:25

I have an SDD Elise already {spelt Ellesse....don't ask...ha}and my DD is called Ellie....Eloise is great....Eloisa is better.....i just really love the sound of the name Elousia....

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janeite · 15/06/2009 22:21

Nope.

But I love Eloise and Elise.

And the whole 'Shack' thing sounds v odd indeed.

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boodleboot · 15/06/2009 22:19

erm ok, i was simply referencing my source of inspiration for a name i like..

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MrsJamin · 15/06/2009 19:46

What about Elicia instead?

abraid · 15/06/2009 18:55

The Shack, eh. That's very interesting.

I got this from a Writers' site: it's some marketing information about how the author of The Shack encourages his authors or people who share his religious convictions to market the title (which is self-published rather than conventionally published):

"Tips include sending copies to people of influence, mentioning it on blogs and website...talking it up on Internet forums..."

Is the OP really interested in this name or marketing the book?

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boodleboot · 15/06/2009 18:49

ehlooseeah and i guess you could do Elusia.

i dunno, i really love the NN Lulu and Sia too which was a bonus. But i wouldn't want a name that most people saw written down as Lousier....thats rubbish

but really we say our names more often than we write it and if you read it correctly it looks as it sounds i think......meh.

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