Eloise/Eloisa

Would love some opinions on [name]Eloise[/name]… [name]Do[/name] you see it as a trendy or classic name? Is it feminine, frilly or frumpy? We have considered it before as a middle name, but hubby brought it up yesterday… Specifically he brought up [name]Eloisa[/name]. Not sure how I feel about it, he also said he liked [name]Eloise[/name], which I do like. What are some good middle names? Thoughts?

I really like [name]Eloise[/name]. I don’t think it’s trendy at all, though it it getting extremely popular. But I think it would still make a great name for a little girl, regardless of the new status it’s enjoying. I think the nickname possibilities are ideal, and it has good background and meaning. I also like [name]Eloisa[/name], but it almost sounds like it’s trying to hard, if you know what I mean. But really they’re both lovely.

[name]Eloise[/name] is very pretty. I love the nn [name]Lulu[/name].
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] is a favourite of mine.

That is funny! We almost named our last baby girl, [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], its my ultimate favorite girls name. I think its popularity is increasing but its so timeless and classic it could never be considered trendy in my opinion. I think its very feminine without being frilly. [name]Eloise[/name] flows better than [name]Eloisa[/name], to me. I think it just doesn’t need that extra A tacked on. I also feel like with the name becoming more popular, adding an A or altering it looks like you’re trying to use the name but be “original” if that makes sense. That’s just my own feeling, I am hypersensitive to name “variants” on popular names (even though [name]Eloisa[/name] is totally a legit name i get that). And that being said if my husband okay’d [name]Eloisa[/name] i would snap it up in a heartbeat and be happy (he won’t go for [name]Eloise[/name] for some mind boggling reason).
[name]Eloise[/name] has so many nn possibilities that you can really try out any you like the sound of to see what sticks, or what suits her.

I see [name]Eloise[/name] as vintage. Neither classic or trendy really. I love [name]Eloise[/name], but it is gaining in popularity. I don’t think it will reach epic proportions but you never know. I never dreamed the lovely [name]Charlotte[/name] would sky rocket either.

[name]True[/name], I never saw it coming with [name]Charlotte[/name], either!

I love both [name]Eloise[/name] and Eloísa. My DH is from South [name]America[/name] and our kids have Spanish names, so we would go with Eloísa. Without that background I personally would choose [name]Eloise[/name] for sure.

I prefer [name]Eloise[/name] to [name]Eloisa[/name] by a mile. To me it loses it’s sweet, French feel when you add the ‘a’.

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] is very sweet. If you want to bring out the ‘vintage’ feel you could do something like [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Violet[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Mabel[/name].

[name]How[/name] does [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name] sound? and how does she sound next to sisters: [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Kelsey[/name]-[name]Rose[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Sophie[/name]-[name]Claire[/name], [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] and [name]Serena[/name]?

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is pretty! She goes wonderfully with [name]Sophie[/name]-[name]Claire[/name]'s name.

Have you thought of [name]Anna[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]? I love the sound of it!

Oh, that is pretty!!

Or even [name]Ann[/name]-[name]Eloise[/name] - not sure about that though. (I keep pushing for an [name]Anna[/name] combo for you, lol!)

I know, Lol! Now I was sitting here thinking on [name]Jane[/name]…again…Lol! It’s going to be a long pregnancy with the names if this baby is another girl :slight_smile:

[name]Jane[/name] does give it that classic feel of [name]Emma[/name], [name]Sophie[/name]-[name]Claire[/name], et al.

I like both [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Eloisa[/name]! [name]Eloise[/name] is getting popular but I don’t see it as trendy.

Middle name maybe:

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Corrine[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Camille[/name]

I like [name]Eloise[/name] far better than I like [name]Eloisa[/name].
Middle name suggestions:
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Arden[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Margot[/name]

I’m not a fan of [name]Eloise[/name] as I think it’s quite babyish but I think [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name] would work with the sisters names.

I sort of like [name]Eloisa[/name] (or even [name]Aloisa[/name], which I’ve also seen; I don’t know how legit it is, though? It seems like [name]Alivia[/name] instead of [name]Olivia[/name]…), but I absolutely see no appeal in [name]Eloise[/name] at all, sorry! I wish I could understand the fuss but I just don’t get it. It’s shot up over 600 points in the past four years–yes, I would definitely say it’s trendy! I mean, it’s a classic-appealing type name, like [name]Isabelle[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name]. In a way, [name]Isabelle[/name]–and [name]Eloise[/name]–are classic. They’ve been around for years and they’ll still be appealing after their heyday. Much like [name]Rachel[/name] and [name]Amanda[/name] are, imo, from the 80s. But they’re still super trendy and I only see [name]Eloise[/name] climbing more. It wouldn’t surprise me if it goes straight for the top.

Much as I don’t get the appeal of [name]Eloise[/name], I do think it works well with some of your girls, especially [name]Sophie[/name]-[name]Claire[/name] and [name]Serena[/name]. Or maybe a MN? I think something like [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], or [name]Anna[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], or [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] would all be great, from options you’d considered before.

I love it, personally, but I spell it [name]Elouise[/name] for pronunciation purposes. (I’m never sure whether [name]Eloise[/name] is [name]Ell[/name]-oyce or [name]Ell[/name]-oo-eez/eece) I think it’s both feminine and frilly, but but not in a bad way. It’s frilly because it’s a very light, flowing name, which makes me think of lace, which is pretty. [name]Elouisa[/name] gives the ‘s’ an ‘s’ sound instead of a ‘z’ sound for me, and I prefer that.