Elodie, Elowen or Eloise

[Mollie85]

Already tried to post this once but phone had a melt down so if it appears twice apologies

My lovely friend is not on mumsnet so has asked me to ask your opinions on the above names. Wants the Nn Lola (I know it's not popular on here to assign a Nn, but so it goes).

Doesn't like the usual Dolores, Penelope, Lolita to get to NN and cannot use Lois as her DP has a DS Lewis.

Have pointed out "Ellie" is more likely to be used.

Thanks in advance

I think Lola was originally a nn for Dolores!

I chose my DS's name after really liking a nickname it very frequently gets shortened too (not this name but think Matt from Matthew) but he ended up with a totally different less common nickname (so in that example imagine Hew). Mostly I call him by his full name and love it. I just don't think you can force a nickname unless that is what you specifically call him (so I should have called him and told everyone he was Matt).

Elowen most naturally shortens to Lola as the stress is on the 'lo'.

Hey Dixie,

In Cornwall the name Elowen has emphasis on the 'El' not the 'Lo' so my worry is she will end up being nicknamed Elle. I think best to call her Lola, lovely name!

I'm Cornish and have only ever heard it said eh-LOW-en with the emphasis on the second syllable.

I thought the traditonal Cornish pronunciation was el-OH-wen. I'm sure I read on here that all Cornish names had the emphasis on the 2nd syllable. Or was it 2nd to last syllable? Either way, I thought it was el-OH-wen.

Also, how about Lois? That's a definite 'low' sound.

Yep, inly ever known the emphasis on the 2nd syllable.

I'm Cornish. L-O-N.