Anonymous
12/09/2024 11:14
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Louisa. Louise sounds better with a longer last name.
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:58
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
I hate both. So neither. Wheezy.
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:54
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
I like Louisa.
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:51
Subject: Re:Louise or Louisa?
I prefer Louisa generally but think Louise flows better with Charlotte followed by a simple, mono-syllabic last name:
Louisa Charlotte Smith
Louise Charlotte Smith
I prefer the rhythm of the second.
Louisa Charlotte Smith
Louise Charlotte Smith
I prefer the rhythm of the second.
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:49
Subject: Re:Louise or Louisa?
Anonymous wrote:I like Louisa better. Any chance you are Latina? I like the Luisa spelling even better.
We are not. My sense is that Luisa is pronounced with an s and Louisa is pronounced with a z - like Louise with an a.
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:14
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
oAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Louise is lovely. Old names are in. I know kids named Maude and even a Mildred. If you do Louisa, everyone will call her Louie-sah like Encanto (and will assume that's who you named her after).
OP: I’ve seen Encanto and don’t remember a character named Louisa. Is she very memorable? I associate Louisa more with Dickens and Austen.
We’d pronounce the name as Louie-za with an emphasis on the i. Is this intuitive?
Appreciate the feedback so far! Happy to know Louise is not considered too old-fashioned or frumpy but that it doesn’t flow well with Charlotte.
It kind of goes without saying that kids are going to be more familiar with Encanto than with Dickens or Austen. The film character is Luisa.
I know both young Louises and Louisas so both are currently being used. Louise is gaining in popularity, Louisa peaked a few years ago. It fits with the trend of names for girls that all end in A (Olivia, Emma, Amelia, etc).
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:08
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Anonymous wrote:They’re both pretty. Sounding old-fashioned is not an issue, it’s very fashionable to be old-fashioned.
I think Louisa Charlotte flows better, but if you love Louise, go for it. There’s no reason not to pick the name you like best!
+1.
Anonymous
12/09/2024 10:05
Subject: Re:Louise or Louisa?
I like Louisa better. Any chance you are Latina? I like the Luisa spelling even better.
Anonymous
12/08/2024 13:03
Subject: Re:Louise or Louisa?
I love Louisa
Anonymous
12/08/2024 13:02
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Anonymous wrote:Louise is lovely. Old names are in. I know kids named Maude and even a Mildred. If you do Louisa, everyone will call her Louie-sah like Encanto (and will assume that's who you named her after).
OP: I’ve seen Encanto and don’t remember a character named Louisa. Is she very memorable? I associate Louisa more with Dickens and Austen.
We’d pronounce the name as Louie-za with an emphasis on the i. Is this intuitive?
Appreciate the feedback so far! Happy to know Louise is not considered too old-fashioned or frumpy but that it doesn’t flow well with Charlotte.
Anonymous
12/08/2024 12:24
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Just know if she becomes a theater kid they're going to yell "Sing Out, Louise" at her (it's a bit from Gypsy).
Anonymous
12/08/2024 12:22
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Prefer Louisa, but both are great! Louisa Charlotte flows better IMO, but I agree with PP that this doesn’t really matter, given no one will regularly be saying her first and middle name together.
Anonymous
12/08/2024 12:21
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Louisa
Anonymous
12/08/2024 12:20
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Anonymous wrote:Louise Charlotte flows funny to me because the transition from the S sound to the soft Ch sound is awkward. The A in Louisa transitions better to Ch.
I like either Louise or Louisa as a first name, but Louisa sounds better with Charlotter IMO.
it's just so incredibly rare that people use the first and middle name in combination, does it matter that much?
Anonymous
12/08/2024 12:19
Subject: Louise or Louisa?
Louise all day!