My husband and I really like the middle name [name]Lou[/name]. Although we don’t like many of our top 10 first names before it. What are your opinions on our top 10 names and what sounds the best (if any) with the middle name [name]Lou[/name].
We are open to any new suggestions too!!
[name]Eloise[/name] nn. [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] nn. [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] nn. [name]Penny[/name]/[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] nn. [name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Dot[/name]
[name]Zoey[/name]
[name]Posey[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
We obviously favour vintage style names and names that make cutesy nn’s.
[name]Eloise[/name] nn. [name]Lulu[/name]- I love this name! It’s one of my personal favorites. I don’t think it goes great with mn [name]Lou[/name], though.
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] nn. [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]- I love [name]Beatrice[/name], can’t stand [name]Beatrix[/name]. It just seems like it’s trying too hard to me. But [name]Beatrice[/name] is classic and underused, a really great choice.
[name]Penelope[/name] nn. [name]Penny[/name]/[name]Poppy[/name]- I don’t get this name. It’s risen so much in popularity and it just sounds silly to me. I find it dreadfully unappealing just do not understand it at all.
[name]Minnie[/name]- I think this is too nicknamey.
[name]Madeline[/name]- I like it a lot. Very pretty. Very popular, though, along with sound-alikes like [name]Madison[/name] and alternate spellings like [name]Madeleine[/name] and [name]Madelyn[/name].
[name]Dorothy[/name] nn. [name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Dot[/name]- Not my style, but nice.
[name]Zoey[/name]- I love this name, but only when spelled the classic way, [name]Zoe[/name]. [name]Zoey[/name] looks childish and misspelled to me.
[name]Posey[/name]- Like [name]Minnie[/name], a bit nicknamey for my taste. I like [name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Posey[/name].
[name]Evangeline[/name]- Gorgeous! This is one of my favorites on your list.
[name]Bianca[/name] - Another really beautiful name. This one doesn’t get much love on nameberry, but I don’t know why- I find it stunning.
So my favorites, in order: [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Bianca[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name]
Least favorites: [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Posey[/name], [name]Minnie[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name]
My favorite is [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Lou[/name], but I might be a little biased, as my name is [name]Penelope[/name]!
But my second choice would be [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Lou[/name], I think it’s just so old fashioned and sweet! Defintiely the name of a little cutiepie. She could also have the nickname [name]Dottie[/name]-[name]Lou[/name], which is ADORABLE!
I like [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Dorothy[/name] with [name]Lou[/name]. I think [name]Minnie[/name], [name]Posey[/name] and [name]Zoey[/name] sound too cutesy with [name]Lou[/name]; they would be fine with either a longer more formal first name with those as the nn (ex. [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Lou[/name] nn [name]Posey[/name] [name]Lou[/name]) or [name]Louise[/name] or variation as the full mn (ex. [name]Posey[/name] [name]Louise[/name] nn [name]Posey[/name] [name]Lou[/name]). All three sound great as nicknames, just not the best for given names. Lots of great options though and I really love [name]Lou[/name] as well! Good luck.
[name]Eloise[/name] nn. [name]Lulu[/name] - [name]Eloise[/name] is okay. Not my thing, but that’s really only because of a personal connection. I like [name]Ella[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] better as nns, but [name]Lulu[/name] is cute. [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Lou[/name] seems really repetitive.
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] nn. [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name] - I think [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is perfect! Someone on here has a [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Liv[/name], and I’ve always been impressed with that combination. I think [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Lou[/name] has a similar feel. I love [name]Beatrix[/name], but I have never seen the appeal of [name]Beatrice[/name] at all, sorry… The “X” livens it up for me, I guess… [name]Beatrice[/name] seems to lack personality and backbone, while [name]Beatrix[/name] is upbeat, vintage, and sweet.
[name]Penelope[/name] nn. [name]Penny[/name]/[name]Poppy[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] as a nn for [name]Penelope[/name]! I also love [name]Lola[/name]. I think [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is nice, but I like some of your other options more.
[name]Minnie[/name] - [name]Minnie[/name] is okay, but [name]Minnie[/name] [name]Lou[/name] sounds really nicknamey and Southern, like it’s short for [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Louise[/name] or something. It’s nice, but I would go for something a bit fuller.
[name]Madeline[/name] - [name]Madeline[/name] is cute, and I really like [name]Madeline[/name] [name]Lou[/name]! Pretty “L” heavy, though.
[name]Dorothy[/name] nn. [name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Dot[/name] - [name]Dorothy[/name]/[name]Dot[/name] is really cute. [name]Dorothy[/name] feels very old-lady to me, but I adore the nn/name [name]Dot[/name]. I think [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is okay, but I’m not really crazy about it… it sounds like a southern-belle grandma name to me, for some reason. I think you need something a bit more fresh/modern to liven up [name]Dorothy[/name].
[name]Zoey[/name] - [name]Zoey[/name] isn’t really my thing, but I see the appeal. [name]Zoey[/name] [name]Lou[/name] feels a bit childish to me. Maybe [name]Zoey[/name] [name]Louise[/name]/[name]Zoey[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]?
[name]Posey[/name] - [name]Posey[/name]! I love it. I’ve considered [name]Primrose[/name] or [name]Josephine[/name], nn [name]Posey[/name], but I like just [name]Posey[/name] so much more. [name]Posey[/name] [name]Lou[/name] does seem really nicknamey to me, though.
[name]Evangeline[/name] - love [name]Evangeline[/name]! I think [name]Evie[/name], [name]Eva[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Angie[/name]/[name]Annie[/name], [name]Elina[/name]/[name]Lina[/name], etc. are adorable nns! [name]Evangeline[/name]'s a MN on my short list. I think [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lou[/name] works and is very cute… just a bit “L” heavy.
[name]Bianca[/name] - I like it. It seems a bit dated to me, since I went to school with a [name]Bianca[/name] in elementary school, but I still think it has appeal and class. I think [name]Bianca[/name] [name]Lou[/name] is adorable.
My favorite FNs are [name]Posey[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name], but I think [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Lou[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lou[/name] sound the best.
I like [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Lou[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Lou[/name], [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Lou[/name] and [name]Madeline[/name] [name]Lou[/name]. Have you considered the name [name]Josephine[/name] with a nn of [name]Posey[/name]? I really love [name]Josephine[/name]… When I was little, my favorite name was [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Lou[/name], with a nn of [name]Emmy[/name] [name]Lou[/name].
[name]Eloise[/name] nn. [name]Lulu[/name]- I don’t think this works w mn [name]Lou[/name], especially w nn Lul
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] nn. [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]- I love [name]Beatrice[/name], can’t stand [name]Beatrix[/name]- I think [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Lou[/name] works
[name]Penelope[/name] nn. [name]Penny[/name]/[name]Poppy[/name]- Not a fan of [name]Penelope[/name]- it sounds ok w [name]Lou[/name] though
[name]Minnie[/name]- Very cute. Some might say cutesy/nicknamey- but I really like [name]Minnie[/name]. [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Lou[/name] could be a less nicknamey option?
[name]Madeline[/name]- Not my taste, but it sounds fine w [name]Lou[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] nn. [name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Dot[/name]- This is my favorite one- so cute and I love the nicknames!!
[name]Zoey[/name]- This one doesn’t sound right w [name]Lou[/name]
[name]Posey[/name]- This is cute, but has that cutesy nicknamey feel too
[name]Evangeline[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t like [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]- I like [name]Bianca[/name], but the style is so different than [name]Lou[/name] that it sounds strange to me- [name]Bianca[/name] feels too sophisticated for [name]Lou[/name].
I think because [name]Lou[/name] is so short and sort of nicknamey, it sounds better w the longer more complete sounding names-
Ex [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Lou[/name] instead of [name]Minnie[/name] [name]Lou[/name]
and a longer form of [name]Lou[/name] sounds better w the shorter nicknamey names
Ex [name]Posey[/name] [name]Louise[/name] or [name]Minnie[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
Wow! Can’t say thanks enough for all of the options!! I agree with almost all of the comments. Thanks for giving me so much more to think about and consider!!! Much thanks for all your thoughts!!
I think you need something a bit more fresh/modern to liven up [name]Dorothy[/name].
When I was little, my favorite name was [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Lou[/name], with a nn of [name]Emmy[/name] [name]Lou[/name].