[name]Hi[/name] - I have heard in a couple of places that [name]Lilou[/name] is a popular name/nn in [name]France[/name]. I think it is adorable. I love nn, but not as first names. I tend towards long or multi-syllable names.
So what I am wondering is what combos would create [name]Lilou[/name]? Think [name]Lilly[/name] [name]Louise[/name] … “Li” - “[name]Lou[/name]”.
[name]Edit[/name]: I just realized that [name]Lilly[/name] isn’t really the right sound either … I think [name]Lilou[/name] is "[name]Lee[/name]"lou and [name]Lilly[/name] is “lie” lou … maybe this idea is too hard …
My favorite I have come up with is [name]Elena[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] … but I realize I am faking the “Li” part because [name]Elena[/name] is really “[name]El[/name]” or “[name]Lay[/name]”. So I am hopeful for something better.
Thank you for your ideas … I am not pregnant yet, but have always had a running list … I am for sure a name nerd.
I think any of the [name]Lil[/name] names can get you [name]Lilou[/name]. I love it too (nickname only) and I would use it as a nickname for [name]Lilia[/name], but since you like long names [name]Lilianna[/name] would work.
To my ears, [name]Lily[/name] [name]Louise[/name] is a little too much of a mouthful - [name]Liliana[/name] [name]Louise[/name] has better flow, in my opinion, and would still give you [name]Lilou[/name]. I think any name starting with ‘Li’ could be used to give [name]Lilou[/name], regardless of the sound of the ‘Li’ in the name, as the sound would change anyway when coupled with ‘-lou’, if you see what I mean.
Oh, I forgot [name]Leandra[/name], my cousins name. And then if you’re really feeling exotic, you could use [name]Angelou[/name] as another lou possibility.
[name]Lillian[/name], [name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Luella[/name] - my favorite with [name]Lilou[/name] as a nn.
[name]Tallulah[/name]
I think you could use [name]Lilou[/name] as a nn for any of the above and also for more names that I haven’t thought of.
In [name]France[/name], [name]Lilou[/name] is a nn for [name]Liliane[/name], and I think that’s a beautiful name. I prefer it to the two name Li + [name]Lou[/name] approach in this case.
[name]How[/name] is [name]Liliane[/name] pronounced in [name]France[/name] … like “[name]Lily[/name] [name]Anne[/name]”?
I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Elizabeth[/name] … and [name]Eliza[/name] … but I foolishly named my dog [name]Elizabeth[/name], so now I can’t use it on a child.
I also [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Aurelia[/name] … but live in Chicago and [name]Aurelio[/name]'s pizza ruins the name for my husband.
So … for the Li part, my favorites are [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Lindsey[/name], [name]Marilee[/name] (my mom’s name is [name]Mary[/name]), and [name]Alina[/name]. for the [name]Lou[/name] part, my favorite is still [name]Lucia[/name], but I also like the suggestions of [name]Louella[/name] and [name]Lucienne[/name].
I don’t speak French (sadly!) but Wikipedia has it as “[name]Lee[/name]-lee-an”. The actress [name]Leelee[/name] Sobieski’s real name is [name]Liliane[/name], so to get [name]Leelee[/name] I think it’s got the longer ee sound rather than the first short i in [name]Lily[/name].
Another option of course is the English version, [name]Lilian[/name], which could easily still use the French nickname. Although I do love the French more every time I look at it!
And then if you’re really feeling exotic, you could use [name]Angelou[/name] as another lou possibility.