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The same thing happened to me with Louise. I don't love Nancy yet, but I've gone from hating it to thinking it's kind of cute, so I may be on my way.

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I like Nancy - it's very sweet and fresh-faced, I think. Louise is nice as well, though I slightly prefer Louisa or Lois.

I love how retro and understated they both are! I prefer Louise, though.

I like Nancy much more than Louise. I'd only use it as a form of Anne, though! Anne, nn Nancy. Very retro. Louise is elegant and formal and pleasant but also bland and boring through no fault of its own.

I also love the name Nancy. Louise is alright, but I personally prefer Louisa.

Louise has been growing on my recently too. I already moved Louisa in my top ten and Louise might just follow.

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I went to high school with a cute girl named Nancy. She really changed my image of that name. Its never been in my top names, but I do thinks it nice and so unexpected.

Nancy is my mother and sister-in-law's name. (Both use it as a nn for Anna and Ann, respectively.) So I'm biased. But I love retro names and Nancy has spunk. I also am waiting for the nn Nan to come back into fashion. I may have a long wait there . . . . (sigh)

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Louise is that same sister-in-law's mn. (Ann Louise, nn Nancy.) Although this time I don't feel biased because I never use her mn. Louise never used to appeal to me. I was more comfortable with her sunnier cousin, Louisa. But then I listened to a book on tape, "Warrior Queens," by Antonia Fraser. Queen Louise of Prussia and her spirited defense in the face of Napoleon's advance was news to me. It made me love the name from that point on. I realize in German there are probably three syllables, not two. But the narrator used two and so I ran with it. Louise would be very refreshing, as a fn.

Nancy has never had much use here and Louise has had TONS of use, which I gather is different in the US. So Nancy sounds quite cute and fresh to me, and Louise is a bit dated and boring. It's still a nice enough name though.

I still hate them.