Louise??

[CaitlinEJ]

Opinions please, I know a girl (17) with this name and she hates it but I quite like it as a first name since it’s always used as a middle name (coming from the person who has a daughter called Callie Louise)

It’s inoffensive but dated and a middle name filler like today’s Rose, Grace, May.

Dd1's middle name (27yrs)

Eloïse is much nicer. And less dated.

I agree with you, OP. I think it's a beautiful, classic name that's wasted as a middle name & should be used more often as a first name.

It was absolutely a filler middle name in the 60s & 70s, along with Jane & Ann/e.

Louisa is used as a first name more often than Louise these days, but I do prefer Louise.

I think it's a classic. Sounds beautiful, it's due a real comeback.

I hate the ‘wheeze’ part. A classic though.

I think Louise is lovely

My dd is a Louise - she is 10.

I like it, and I like Lulu as a nickname for it. Eloise is nowhere near as pretty sounding!

I prefer Louisa, Lucy or Eloise. I just can't get past the 'loo' sound. Why give your child a name with a nickname for toilet in it? (It's a family name btw - my mum and granny both had it, but our generation ditched it.)

Sounds frumpy to me.

Nice, and would be unusual these days. I also really like
Louisa.

I know one 21 Yr old and one 40 year old so I don't think it's dated. I think it's a pretty name and would be less popular with babies these days

It's a no from me I know a few in their 40s I can't imagine a baby Louise for some reason

Like many girls born in the 70’s & 80’s, Louise is my middle name.

I do like it, but it also sounds like it should be the name of a laxative. Loo-ease.

It’s my middle name (along with most women born in the 70s and 80s!), it was deliberately chosen as a popular name to go with my unusual first name. But I’ve never liked it! I just don’t like the sound of it.

I quite like it. I went through the phase of hating my first name and thought about using it instead as it’s my middle name

Definitely due a come back.

Not keen but like Eloise and Louisa, and Elise even more. How about Elizabeth? Timeless classic.

Lisette is very pretty

Love Louise

It's my middle name and I've always hated it (sorry)

I'm of the generation where (it seemed) every other girl had Louise as a middle name.

Despite that, I like it; though I prefer Louisa

Louise is a very pretty name.

I like the name Louise. Very pretty to my ears.