Louisa?

[ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins]

Now my boy name is sorted, I shall move on.

Love Louisa, but don't like it shortened to Lou.

Is it inevitable?

It is my name

Only one person has ever called me Lou, my best friend in Primary School. Everyone else has always used my full name.

I know 2 little Louisas and a Louise

Louise is NEVER shortened

The Louisas get called Lulu and Lula

My Louisa is now 13 and her name has never been shortened; a few people try Lou but it has never stuck; I love the name and am so glad we chose it. I think she likes it too and she has no other friends with the same name. She hates being called Louise! I picked a second name beginning with L too and like the alliteration. Can highly recommend it as a happy and successful choice.

My DD's name is one that could also be shortened and so far hasn't been so I suppose I might be worrying for nothing.

It is a lovely name, I don't mind Lulu and Lula it's just Lou that bothers me for some reason. Irrational I know!

Just thought, she has a friend called Eloise, what a pretty name, unbelievably shortened by all her friends to Weezy! You can just never tell.

My ex SIL was louisa and we called her Weez.

i love the name.

my name too rarely gets shortened to lou but do have to correct people when they call me louise

Louisa is lovely

I love it!

no not inevitable. Lovely name

Every Louise I've known has been shortened to Lou -- I like it!

Don't use it if you really can't stand the nickname you will hear it lots.

Louisa = totally gorgeous.

I have a ds with a name that many people like to shorten. I just always politely correct them when I hear them doing it. And, so, at 6, he is still the longer version of his name and I hope he always will be.

I think I'll go down the polite correction road if it crops up, until she's old enough to rebel and insist people call her Lou .

Oy phantom, did you used to be little sailing vessels?

I did.

I love Louisa and also Luisa, Heloise, Eloisia, Ilona.

Louisa is lovely.

Lovely name

Louisa is lovely really really.

I have a nearly 19 year old Louisa, as someone else said she often has to correct people who call her Louise but that's about all

Now I need to try and convince DH!

I think it is far nicer than Louise. My friend's DD is a Louisa and it is shortened to Luli.

Pretty name x

Have only ever met one Louisa-shortened to Lou and all the Louises I know have been shortened so to speak. GORGEOUS name though.

My name too - DETEST being called Lou and Louise, and people continually spell it Lousia or Lousea (FFS - but I am so happy i'm not a Louise cos it is so much more popular and I like being a bit different.