Lilou

[bellarosabella]

Could you give me your thoughts on the French name Lilou?

We are thinking Chloe Lilou. Or maybe Sienna Lilou, Savannah Lilou.

It's pronounced lee-loo.

Any similar names you can suggest to Chloe and Lilou (in style not necessarily sound)?

Thanks

I don’t like it purely because it sounds like a nickname rather than a real name? It also sounds very childlike to me so maybe not great as she grows older.

Chloe is lovely though. Maybe Chloe Lila or Chloe Lana x

Makes me think of Lilo and Stitch

Thank you!

Lilou was in the top 10 of most popular names in France, wasn't it? It's what I found online.

Not trying to say you aren't entitled to your opinion but top 10 feels pretty established to me and a name that high up would be used in all social classes to be able to make it so far up.

But of course personal opinions are always different. I feel the way about Harper you feel about Lilou even though it's popular too and probably used everywhere so I get what you mean.

But then again I also like Winter/Wynter ;) Everyone's different. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it!

Chloe is lovely but Lilou is terrible, particularly after Chloe! There's just too many vowels and l's in it. It sounds like a character from a kids cartoon.....Chloe Lilou is a french child detective......

Lilou was in the top 10 of most popular names in France, wasn't it? It's what I found online.
I think you must have been looking at an unreliable baby name site or one for top french names for pets

I think it will not age well

More like top 88

www.behindthename.com/top/lists/france#girls-table

No.

www.behindthename.com/top/lists/france/2010

It was a top 10 name: www.behindthename.com/top/lists/france/2010

That's why I wrote was not is.

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I don't think it goes with any of those first names. It sounds more like a nn than a full name. If you had Lucy or Lulu it would be better I think.

That's not a particularly reliable site, @bellarosabella .
You'd need to look at the ONS type site for France www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3532172

I'm not keen, sorry. I'm sure it's widely used in France and I'm sure it also sounds better In French but some names just don't have the same ring to them English. Unless you live in France, which would maybe change my opinion but I'm still not keen.

It sounds a bit like a pet name for a small child, which is fine when they are a small child but not as an adult.

Chloe is fine though.

If you had paid attention you would have seen that that's where behindthename gets its data from and it's actually a very reliable site.

It is even confirmed here but I guess you didn't bother?

It was a top 10 name: www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3532172

It's like you are going out of your way to prove people wrong without even checking. It's quite unpleasant.

Not saying this to upset to annoy you, OP. Honest opinion...

First thought is Lil-Lets.

The OP is correct, on that very site it has Lilou as a top ten name in 2010
www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3532172

@bellarosabella @FineThings , I am basing my opinion on some of the entries on the BTN site in general, and I certainly found odd name suggestions on there
I'm not arguing about whether or not Lilou was a top 10 name in France in 2010.
It's not now.

As it happens, I did check, that's why I included the link. Being accused of something that is untrue isn't pleasant.

I'm in France and can confirm that it is really popular, along with other Lou type names, Louane, Louna, etc. I don't think it stands out as posh/not posh, it's just an normal name. Louise is really old-fashioned in France and Lilou is a modernisation of it.

It's a middle name so it really really doesn't matter. No one apart from new parents and grandparents will ever use it.
I'm indifferent to it. I know a few Louise's that are called Lou.

My point exactly.

Although by the look of it, OP only wants people to say "Oh yes it's a timeless French classic and will mark your cherub out to go onto great things".

What about Lila? Lee-la
That was my first choice

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Multipass!

No.

If you had paid attention you would have noticed that I didn't comment on a single negative opinion voiced respectfully such as that it makes people think of "loo" or "that it won't age well" because I respect opinions.

I do, however, not respect rude behaviour and people belittling me, saying I used the non-reliable data and then linking the exact same data.

There's a difference between politely voicing an opinion and being haughty and impolite.

Thanks to all the people who voiced their opinion in a respectful manner! I will simply ignore the rest from now on.

Thoughts as they came to me:

1. I think of Oksana's disguise when she murders the asthmatic woman in Killing Eve.
2. I (unsure why) have a very strong association with bichon frises and poodles.(Was it a comedy stereotype of idle rich women or overpampered dogs somewhere!?)
3. It sounds a bit infantile over here, might be dated in France as it is from 13 years ago and definitely doesn't sound as nice as it does in a French accent.
4. It's a middle name, nobody will ever know it unless you make a point of telling them.
5. It's your child, it's not ridiculous and won't make her a laughing stock so go for it!