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I adore Louise; I think it's a lovely name. Not too frilly or over-the-top or pretentious. I don't know any personally, but there are tow royal children born within the last four years with the name: Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary of Great Britain and Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium.

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Middle names:

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Louise Mathilde
Louise Catherine
Louise Augusta
Louise Primrose
Louise Agatha
Louise Ramona
Louise Amelie
Louise Felicitee
Louise Adoracion (I couldn't resist!)
Louise Christina
Louise Ophelia
Louise Anaïs

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I don't like Lewis, but I do like Louis (pronounced 'loo-EE').

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Ludwig is a name that I absolutely love, but would only use in a second middle name slot because it's so horribly dated that it's not even retro-chic. But hey, if you like it as a first name, by all means, go for it!

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The only namesakes I know of are Ludwig van Beethoven and der Märchenkönig, King Ludwig II von Bayern (you should read his bio at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_King_Ludwig. He was such the romanticist).

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Middle names:

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Ludwig Anders
Ludwig Andrea
Ludwig Friedrich
Ludwig John
Ludwig Phineas
Ludwig Ichabod
Ludwig Philip
Ludwig Michael
Ludwig Gregers
Ludwig Richard (King Ludwig was a patron of Richard Wagner)
Ludwig Felix
Ludwig Casper
Ludwig Matthias
Ludwig Nikolaus