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[Opinions] Louise
Louise is popping up on my name radar quite a bit. It’s always lurked in my lower top 20 but now, I believe it may be a top 5 contender. Would you ever use it as a first name?Not Louisa, mind, which I also like. I’m only speaking if Louise. It’s piqued a huge revival in France right now; I think it might be in the number 1 position, but I’d need to check.The problem is that the only combo that fully resonates for me is Louise Madeleine, which is fine, but I wish there were more optimal resonances with lovely Louise.Do you prefer Lucy or Louise?Let’s speak of Louisa another day.

This message was edited 12/14/2017, 6:00 AM

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No, I don't like it, would never use it. Lucy, though, yes. I like it, would use it.
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I love Louise. I think it's a great underused (here in the US) classic name. It's not a typical girl name at the moment. It's much more austere than the Isabella, Sophia type of name that's so in at present. I prefer Louise to Lucy SO dramatically I can't explain it. Louise has so much more going on than flaky old Lucy.

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I hate Louise very much. I can't stand the "weeze" sound at the end.Lucy or Louise, it's no contest. Lucy is classic, pretty, spunky, and yes, it's cute, but it's not too cute for a grown woman to carry. Louise is ugly.And I was just reminded, lol. I had to edit because I left the I out of Louise in my first sentence. And saw that without the I it spells "louse". Ew yuk.

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Not a fan. It's the -eeze sound at the end that gets me. It's not attractive at all. It turns me off the name. Much prefer Lucy and yes Louisa.
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It's a very 80s name in the UK and was a really popular 'filler' middle name, so feels a little dull to me. I can imagine in the US it would sound fresher though.
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I’ve always liked it because of the tender way Billy from Carousel says his daughter’s name. I should tell you that there’s an annoying regular at work named Louise, and I’ve re-christened her “Wheezy” behind her back. So it’s not 100% teaseproof, but what is?I think my hatred for Lucy has been voiced enough for now. Lol

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George Jefferson always called his wife Louise Wheezy.
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I like Lewis for a boy, and though I don't mind Louise at all, there are so many names that I like better that it would never feature as a possibility.I would willingly use Lucy, though!
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