I was digging through Ancestry and found that my 3rd Great- Grandmother was named Louisiana. She went on to have a daughter whom she named Lou Ada, who went on to have a daughter named Juanita Louise. I’m a little obsessed with Louisiana and wish I knew the story behind it. She was born and died in Iowa and none of her relatives were from Louisiana as far as I can tell.
I don’t think I would use it as a first name, but love the idea of using it as a middle or putting a spin on it such as Lou or Louise like my other great grandmothers to carry on the tradition.
Funny story is that my mom and grandmother both have the middle name Jean which my mom swore came from her grandmother (Juanita Louise) and went on and on about how she broke tradition giving me the middle name Marie. I told her about Louise/Louisiana/Lou and she said had she known she would have gone with Louise instead of Marie!
Current thoughts are:
Coraline Lou
Ada Louise
Lucy “Lou” Adeline
Ivy Louisiana
If you read this whole thing, you’re a champ.
Any suggestions, recommendations, and thoughts are welcome!
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Luann[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] (king of the hill vibes)
[name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
I really like [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] ‘Lou’ [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]! And I think [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] is so cool!
I actually love [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]! I know of a [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and they call her [name_u]Louie[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]. So cute!
I do love [name_u]Louise[/name_u] as well and it fits well in the middle spot. And [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] from your list is gorgeous. But…I think you should go for it with [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]! The family connection is just too cool.
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] is really sweet! [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] “Louie Jean” could also be a good option for you.
I love [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]! I think with a family name as fabulous and distinctive as [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f], it seems a shame to pass up the chance to use it in full. It really sings with a short, sweet first like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
Honestly [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] is awesome and I would use [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] in the middle name spot. [name_m]Just[/name_m] go for it!!! [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] is awesome
From your list I think [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] would work well as would [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is special but I want to use [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] just doesn’t work. In regards to [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] I’ve never been a fan of [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] really but [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is beautiful.
Have you thought of using two middle names? Maybe [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] with a short first name I think that would be lovely and would be a lovely namesake honouring your mom/grandmother.
I’m from [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] and knew a girl whose middle name was [name_f]Louisiane[/name_f] (the [name_u]French[/name_u] spelling. pronunciation Lou-ee-zee-ahn) and I always kind of liked it. Also really like the idea of [name_u]Louise[/name_u] as an honor name!
I checked that too! She was not. She was born in 1855 and the [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] purchase was in 1803. Her siblings also had wonderful names.
Leonidus [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
What a great story! Keep on digging for the significance of [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] for your ancestor! I really like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f].
I am here for this plot!!! [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] is fab as well.
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] Indiana…I mean…can you even?!
I love the idea of you using [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] and [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] as middle names with more classic/vintage first names. What a cool family tradition and lineage!
Such a cool naming history
I’d probably go with [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]
I had a friend named Louisana! She mostly went by [name_u]Louise[/name_u] or [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]. [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] is a beautiful name!
From this same line, my 5th great grand aunt was [name_u]America[/name_u] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandma is going to try to reach out and see if she can get more of the story. She said she knew [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] and she was kind but that she always thought her name was [name_u]Louise[/name_u] so she never asked about the origin. This has been so fun and my husband is actually on board with [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] so here’s to hoping the next baby is a girl so we can use this gem and revive the tradition!
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you know where you family first immigrated into the USA from? I wonder if they may have come in via [name_u]New[/name_u] Orleans, and named her [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] to honor that. I have ancestors who immigrated in through [name_u]New[/name_u] Orleans - I believe it was a fairly common path for immigrants who ended up in Midwestern states (my family ended up in [name_f]Missouri[/name_f] & Kansas).
