Eliza, Louisa or similar....?

[Celia76]

Due DC3 in 3 weeks.

We don't know what we're having (we have two boys), and think we'll go with either Louisa or Eliza if we have a girl (unlikely as we have two boys but need to be prepared!), but I can't chose between the two...

Only problem is I don't like nicknames Lou or Elle/Ella - but I'm not sure as parents you have much control over nicknames anyway!

What are your opinions on the two, and can you suggest anything along similar lines?!

FWIW I know a couple of Eliza's and a Louise and none of them get a nn.

How about
Nina
Rosemary
Tabitha
Sarah
Marion
Bridget
Florence
Frances
Margot
Belinda
Felicity
Constance
Lilian

I prefer Louisa :)

Clara
Rowena
Alisa
Larissa/Lara
Amelia
Emma
Anneliese
Georgia
Laura
Jennifer

Helena(nn Nell) or Anna, but LOVE Eliza too

Like both v much, but Louisa gets my vote

What are your DS's called? Might help MN's help??

I have two great friends called Louisa and Eliza...neither have the nn you are concerned about.

Louisa nn is Weeze!!! This is from childhood and has nothing to do with her name at all.
Eliza doesn't have a nn.

Hope that helps? [bsmile]

Prefer Eliza to Louisa.

How about Ellissa?

I know an Eliza, her nickname is Li.

I knew a Louisa too and I don't think she has a nickname.

I know a Heloise, which I personally think is much nicer & certainly more memorable

I have a Louisa, she never gets called Lou.

love Eliza. Louisa ok but not as nice as Eliza.

I love both those names!

I love them both! Louisa wins by a short head.

Genevieve
Felicity
Francesca
Georgina
Harriet

I like both Eliza (prefer Elizabeth) and Louisa (pn with a soft 's').

Good luck

Eliza is more likely to end up as Liza nn-wise, I'd have said (cf Eliza Carthy). I prefer it to Louisa by a long way.

Beware the curse of Louisa!

Spoken by an owner of the name...nobody ever spells it right (how hard can it be!?! I get odd spellings on cards etc like lousea louosea luisa looisa, you name it)

People calling me Louise gets right on my nerves. And I can never get a pen with my name on it

Sorry, just ranting. I like my name and I like not being called Louise, it's just a wee bit different and I like it for that

justmilkpleasenosugar - DS's are Edward & James so pretty traditional and I guess we like girls names along the same theme!!

Thanks for the posts!

Eliza is my favourite. I know of two and neither gets a nn. Louisa is nice too but sppeaking from experience she would get a lifetime of infuriatingly being called Louise. Eloise is a pretty alternative and incorporates parts of both names, but still prefer Eliza.

I vote for Eliza - love it but slightly biased as I have one nn Lizzie. Goes perfectly with your DS nams too.

Thanks all. I'm leaning towards Eliza! Elizabeth is a family name and Eliza seems like a nice way of recognising that too!

My Eliza calls herself Lila
I think it's sweet and can't help calling her it too sometimes.

I am a Louisa. I get called Lou (I'm not keen) and Loulou (I don't mind this too much). My Dad calls me Weasel - which I prefer to everything else.

I like Eliza very much, but how does it sound with your surname? Sometimes, when said out loud it can sound like "'ere lies a..." (depending on accent) and as long as your surname isn't 'Fish' or something, it's probably OK.

Oh, and yes, being a Louisa, you do get called 'Louise' a lot. And it is really irritating.

Lisette/Lizette?
I also like the Heloise spelling best, just because it will annoy people who don't speak French ;-)

Really like Louisa; I think Ilse is along the same lines with a Nordic flavour.

My name is Louisa and everyone is calling me Lisa. : )