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I have never met a pleasent Louise.........

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RedCheckedTablecloth · 10/04/2015 03:19

I mean as a first name............lots of lovely Louises out there with that as a middle name but five out of five Louises I have met have all been pretty dreadful.

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manicinsomniac · 10/04/2015 14:20

craziness continues!

I also know nice Bryonys and Laurens and the one Ashley I know is an adorable toddler. My best friend is a Rachel and most of the other Rachels I know are great too.

I'm a Rebecca and, although I'm not exactly lovely, I'm not awful either. Just normal I guess. Rebecca's a very common name so I do know some I don't like but also know lots that are awesome. As with all other names I'm sure.

I don't know any Pamelas to judge. I do happen to know some crazy-in-a-good-way Sallys though.

snickers251 · 10/04/2015 14:21

I only know Louise's who are lovely

My no no name is Lisa due to knowing all that I have met to be mean

But then I'm a Nicola so maybe it's me Grin

Totality22 · 10/04/2015 14:23

I've never met a nice Danielle or Laura I've known several throughout my life, not a massive sample but big enough

manicinsomniac · 10/04/2015 14:40

^^
I have - dozens of great Lauras and 2 nice Danielles.

JoanHickson · 10/04/2015 14:45

No mention of Wendy? Wink

squoosh · 10/04/2015 14:53

I've always found Louises to be a bit bland rather than unpleasant.

sumoweeble · 11/04/2015 00:13

2 of the nicest people I know are called Louise.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 11/04/2015 18:15

Thanks urbinoGrin
My name's Clare

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 11/04/2015 18:20

I always think of Marie As a glamorous nAme, even though I've never met a glamorous Marie.

GoulashSoup · 11/04/2015 19:55

I wouldn't normally generalise based on names but the only Louise I've known nearly made me leave my job. She was so stressful to work with I lost loads of weight and my hair fell out. For that reason I would never use the name, but I'm sure her name was not the sole cause of her toxic bitchy game playing.

YonicScrewdriver · 11/04/2015 20:02

Op

Do you have a baby girl to name or were you just dying to get your opinion of Louises out?!

ginzillas · 12/04/2015 08:27

My name is Louise and I generally do my best to be as kind and friendly as possible. But that's down to my personality rather than the name my parents chose for me 36 years ago. What's your name OP? Just so I can make a mental note of it in the category marked 'likely to start needlessly nasty threads on mumsnet'?

ginzillas · 12/04/2015 08:28

*ps, it's spelt 'pleasant'

Ledkr · 12/04/2015 08:32

OI!!
I'm a bloody nice Louise too.

Ledkr · 12/04/2015 08:33

I'm going to start a "Louise appreciation society"

ginzillas · 12/04/2015 08:34

There's loads of us! We have strength in numbers.

Psipsina · 12/04/2015 08:38

This has to rank with astrology in terms of total irrelevance to anything, especially real life and logic.

It is sheer coincidence. Next?

StrawberryTallCake · 12/04/2015 08:38

I have no bad feelings towards Louise.

I know a Wendy and she truly is a Wendy in all ways. I often wonder whether she is the reason a Wendy is called a Wendy.

Agree with the general personality traits of a Nicola.

HappydaysArehere · 12/04/2015 09:02

Song, very famous long ago - Every little breeze, seems to whisper Louise, birds in the trees. .......

TryingToBeHelpful · 12/04/2015 09:07

I've never met a Jenny I liked, though I loved the name Sad

ginzillas · 12/04/2015 20:33

Happydays, my lovely Grandad used to sing that song to me when I was little. I used to feel so special to have a song with my name in it.

StickledPink · 12/04/2015 20:40

I know one Louise and she is very sly and generally not nice.

I've yet to meet a Pauline who is nice. Have met loads and none have been very pleasant.

Totally agree that Amelias and SImon's are twats!!

anorakgirl · 12/04/2015 20:43

Never met a nice Lucy.

Doilooklikeatourist · 12/04/2015 20:47

My Sil is Louise , and she lovely