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Louisa?

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 21/10/2009 22:06

Now my boy name is sorted, I shall move on.

Love Louisa, but don't like it shortened to Lou.

Is it inevitable?

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Salonly · 29/10/2009 20:32

I love Louisa and grew up with one who was always Louisa, never Lou!

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 28/10/2009 20:19

DH has agreed, so Louisa is the girls name!

Wow that was easy.

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Phoenix · 27/10/2009 21:48

My great grandma was Louisa and she was known as Louie. She passed away about a week before i found out i was pg with ds1.

If ds1 had been a girl Louisa was on the list but he was a boy and is Lewis, called Lew or Lewie most of the time.

RubyBooBerry · 27/10/2009 21:43

My name too - DETEST being called Lou and Louise, and people continually spell it Lousia or Lousea (FFS - but I am so happy i'm not a Louise cos it is so much more popular and I like being a bit different.

Spicychicken · 27/10/2009 21:39

Have only ever met one Louisa-shortened to Lou and all the Louises I know have been shortened so to speak. GORGEOUS name though.

CinderellaRach · 27/10/2009 15:04

Pretty name x

Vivia · 27/10/2009 14:28

I think it is far nicer than Louise. My friend's DD is a Louisa and it is shortened to Luli.

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 22/10/2009 19:18

Now I need to try and convince DH!

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akhems · 22/10/2009 19:16

I have a nearly 19 year old Louisa, as someone else said she often has to correct people who call her Louise but that's about all

RatherBeOnThePiste · 22/10/2009 19:16

Louisa is lovely really really.

katnkittens · 22/10/2009 19:13

Lovely name

piscesmoon · 22/10/2009 19:08

Louisa is lovely.

nappyaddict · 22/10/2009 19:04

I love Louisa and also Luisa, Heloise, Eloisia, Ilona.

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 22/10/2009 18:44

I did.

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bibbitybobbitycat · 22/10/2009 18:43

Oy phantom, did you used to be little sailing vessels?

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 22/10/2009 18:37

I think I'll go down the polite correction road if it crops up, until she's old enough to rebel and insist people call her Lou .

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bibbitybobbitycat · 22/10/2009 18:33

Louisa = totally gorgeous.

I have a ds with a name that many people like to shorten. I just always politely correct them when I hear them doing it. And, so, at 6, he is still the longer version of his name and I hope he always will be.

SheWhoseSocksAlwaysShow · 22/10/2009 18:31

Every Louise I've known has been shortened to Lou -- I like it!

Don't use it if you really can't stand the nickname you will hear it lots.

pointyhat · 22/10/2009 18:30

no not inevitable. Lovely name

diddl · 22/10/2009 18:12

I love it!

Jamieandhismagictorch · 22/10/2009 17:28

Louisa is lovely

btmh · 22/10/2009 12:21

my name too rarely gets shortened to lou but do have to correct people when they call me louise

boodleboot · 22/10/2009 12:12

My ex SIL was louisa and we called her Weez.

i love the name.

cloelia · 21/10/2009 23:22

Just thought, she has a friend called Eloise, what a pretty name, unbelievably shortened by all her friends to Weezy! You can just never tell.

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