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Louisa?

29 replies

ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 21/10/2009 22:06

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

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

Is it inevitable?

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TabithaTwitchet · 21/10/2009 22:18

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.

mazzystartled · 21/10/2009 22:33

I know 2 little Louisas and a Louise

Louise is NEVER shortened

The Louisas get called Lulu and Lula

cloelia · 21/10/2009 22:41

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.

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 21/10/2009 22:46

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!

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cloelia · 21/10/2009 23:22

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.

boodleboot · 22/10/2009 12:12

My ex SIL was louisa and we called her Weez.

i love the name.

btmh · 22/10/2009 12:21

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

Jamieandhismagictorch · 22/10/2009 17:28

Louisa is lovely

diddl · 22/10/2009 18:12

I love it!

pointyhat · 22/10/2009 18:30

no not inevitable. Lovely name

SheWhoseSocksAlwaysShow · 22/10/2009 18:31

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.

bibbitybobbitycat · 22/10/2009 18:33

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.

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 22/10/2009 18:37

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 .

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bibbitybobbitycat · 22/10/2009 18:43

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

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 22/10/2009 18:44

I did.

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nappyaddict · 22/10/2009 19:04

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

piscesmoon · 22/10/2009 19:08

Louisa is lovely.

katnkittens · 22/10/2009 19:13

Lovely name

RatherBeOnThePiste · 22/10/2009 19:16

Louisa is lovely really really.

akhems · 22/10/2009 19:16

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

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ThisPhantomPlopsPumpkins · 22/10/2009 19:18

Now I need to try and convince DH!

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Vivia · 27/10/2009 14:28

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

CinderellaRach · 27/10/2009 15:04

Pretty name x

Spicychicken · 27/10/2009 21:39

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

RubyBooBerry · 27/10/2009 21:43

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.