Luella, Vera, or Eloise? Help us pick one!

These are possible names for my sister [name]Kacey[/name]'s baby. Which one do you prefer? Nicknames will be [name]Lula[/name], [name]Viv[/name] (an old family nickname for [name]Vera[/name]), or [name]Elsie[/name].

And middle name options include:

[name]Catherine[/name] Swan
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Doe[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Snow[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Plum[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name] (only with [name]Vera[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name])

[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] (only with [name]Vera[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] (only with [name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Meryl[/name] (only with [name]Luella[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]

These [name]Meryl[/name] or [name]Claire[/name] options are only for [name]Luella[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name]:

[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Plum[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name] Swan
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Dove[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Snow[/name]

[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] (only with [name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] (only for [name]Eloise[/name])

Please give comments, and help us find a good combination! And thanks to everyone who has helped [name]Kacey[/name], [name]Paul[/name], and I so far.

— [name]Tara[/name], [name]Kacey[/name], and [name]Paul[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Just[/name] found out this morning [name]Vera[/name] is a family name. Who knew?! Anyways, I love [name]Eloise[/name]! It’s just so spunky and full of life.

[name]Vera[/name] is our family name too! And thanks, I love [name]Eloise[/name] too, but it’s just so hard to decide!

That is a hard decision. I love both [name]Vera[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name]. But I’m going to have to pick [name]Eloise[/name] because [name]Elsie[/name] is just so darn precious. [name]Luella[/name] is a bit of a tongue twister imo. Ang [name]Lulu[/name] reminds me of dogs name, not sure why. I’ve never met a dog name [name]Lulu[/name]. I can just picture one named that.

I like:
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Imelda[/name]- Although that is a lot of syllables. I still like [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] [name]Claire[/name].
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Meryl[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name]- I like the flow is [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] better then [name]Claire[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]

Also if you go with [name]Vera[/name]:
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Meryl[/name]

I really love [name]Vera[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Imelda[/name]. What do you think of using Swan as a middle name? We just found out a few days ago that Swanson was grandma [name]Imelda[/name]'s maiden name, and we thought Swan was very pretty, like [name]Wren[/name] or [name]Lark[/name] or [name]Dove[/name].

I love [name]Luella[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Snow[/name]!!! Ahh, love it!

Not a big van of [name]Vera[/name]'s, but I love [name]Luella[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name].

My favorites . . .

[name]Luella[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] Swan or [name]Luella[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Snow[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] Swan or [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Snow[/name]

I love [name]Eloise[/name]. It is full of spunk and is elegant at the same time. [name]Vera[/name] is alright but I am not a fan of [name]Luella[/name], especially when [name]Eloise[/name] is an option!

[name]Hi[/name], [name]Tara[/name]!

[name]Eloise[/name] is by far my favorite! Not only does it sound whimsical and fun - like [name]Eloise[/name] at the Plaza! - but it is also elegant, vintage, and sweet! [name]Elsie[/name] is really a nice nickname for her, too…

[name]Luella[/name] seems to lack a bit of sophistication, in my opinion, whereas [name]Vera[/name] feels just a bit tired. [name]Eloise[/name] is perfect, though!

I like both [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Meryl[/name], but [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Claire[/name] feels a bit abrupt to me. What is the baby’s surname? Here are my favorites:

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Plum[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Meryl[/name]

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Meryl[/name] [name]Dove[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Meryl[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]

And, I’ll suggest [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Meryl[/name] [name]Julia[/name], in addition to [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]!

Good luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

oooh, I love [name]Luella[/name] [name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]… it’s a spunkier version of my name, [name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]!

I love the flow, and I love the combination of classic and vintage spunk. [name]Luella[/name] has great nickname options - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Lula[/name]!

I really love [name]Vera[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Imelda[/name]. What do you think of using Swan as a middle name? We just found out a few days ago that Swanson was grandma [name]Imelda[/name]'s maiden name, and we thought Swan was very pretty, like [name]Wren[/name] or [name]Lark[/name] or [name]Dove[/name].[/quote]

Swan would be a great way to honor grandma [name]Imelda[/name].
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] Swan or [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] Swan would work.
What was grandma [name]Imelda[/name]'s mn?

aww [name]Elsie[/name] is such an adorable nickname! and [name]Eloise[/name] sounds elegant and playful at the same time.

my favorites are :

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Snow[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
Good luck!

Definitely [name]Vera[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name]!

I love [name]Eloise[/name] on its own but I’m not a huge fan of [name]Elsie[/name]. And I love the use of family names, so I’m going to have to encourage your sister to use [name]Vera[/name], which to me is a great name on its own and has the superior nickname, [name]Viv[/name]!

Btw, how do you pronounce [name]Vera[/name]? I’ve always heard it pronounced [name]VEER[/name]-uh (among older women) but I know I would like it more if it were VEHR-uh, which I’m assuming is the popular pronunciation now. I wonder if it would ever get pronounced the other way.

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] gets my vote! (:

I’m saying VEHR-ruh, and so is [name]Kacey[/name]. That’s interesting, I’ve never heard it pronounced any other way. :slight_smile:

I’m saying VEHR-ruh, and so is [name]Kacey[/name]. That’s interesting, I’ve never heard it pronounced any other way. :)[/quote]

I would always assume it was veer-uh, that’s the only way I’ve heard it said in real life.

I’ve only ever heard it with the veer.

[name]Luella[/name] [name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is my fav!!!

As much as I want to say [name]Luella[/name] (it’s a family name), I am choosing [name]Vera[/name]. To me, [name]Eloise[/name] sounds very childish and there are so many little Ellies walking around. I really like [name]Luella[/name], but I also think it won’t age very well. I like the way [name]Vera[/name] sounds a lot and [name]Viv[/name] is super cute! I think it will age the best out of all of them.

Of the three names, [name]Vera[/name] nn [name]Vivi[/name] is my favorite. I love the “v” sound so much! But [name]Luella[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] are great choices, too. You can’t go wrong!
And middle name options include:

[name]Catherine[/name] Swan - pretty and regal
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Doe[/name] - this is pretty, too.
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Snow[/name] - I have a bias against snow. [name]Snow[/name] makes my muscles and bones hurt. But I am sure that most people would love the name [name]Snow[/name].
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Plum[/name] - pretty and spunky
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Lark[/name] (only with [name]Vera[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name]) - graceful

[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] (only with [name]Vera[/name]) - love
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] (only with [name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Meryl[/name] (only with [name]Luella[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name]) - love with [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] - love with [name]Vera[/name] the most

These [name]Meryl[/name] or [name]Claire[/name] options are only for [name]Luella[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name]:

[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Plum[/name] - my fave of these four choices
[name]Meryl[/name] Swan
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Dove[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Snow[/name]

[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - pretty!
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] (only with [name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - I am a sucker for [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name] [name]Claire[/name] - I am also a sucker for [name]Claire[/name]

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] - love this name combo!
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] - [name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name] is one of my favorite names.
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - love
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Imelda[/name] (only for [name]Eloise[/name])

These are beautiful names! Be sure to let us know what your sister names her baby.