Maria or Louisa

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My partner and I have whittled our list down to these finalists. DP prefers Maria and I prefer Louisa. Though he likes the name DP wonders if Louisa is "a bit much" and doesn't like the shortening Lou. Neither of us want to use Louise. My worry with Maria is that it's overused (most popular name in the whole world).

What do you think of the names?

It's definitely going to be one or the other because we've gone over and over and over all the names we both like and these two are the ones we are both happy to compromise on. So now it's just deciding.

Also, did any of you wait until seeing your DC to decide on their name or were you set on one beforehand?

Louisa will definitely get Lou at some point, possibly always.

I think both are lovely - though I'd be always singing West Side Story with a Maria!

We were stuck between Louisa & Elizabeth and waited to see what she looked like. My Louisa is never Lou btw. At school she gets Weeza or L and she's Lolly at home xx

Maria. It’s not too popular in the UK.

Yes to Louisa

I really like both and am struggling to choose

If you are in the UK then think I would go with Maria but they are both great choices

They only youngish Maria I know is a friend's 18yo DD and it really suits her

I love both! Sorry, that’s not helpful, is it?
I think Maria, on balance, if you don’t like “Lou.” Dunno about internationally, but in the UK Maria is not common at all.

Maria, but both are lovely names.
Maybe Maria Louisa.