Comments for the name Louise

A beautiful, classic name. None of this made up crap you get nowadays!

My middle name. A bit on the boring side, but it does the job.

This my name. I never really thought it was cool but no one else really has it. :D

Louise de Coligny, one of the 4 wifes of William of Orange, the ancestor of the house of Orange-Nassau.

There are 2 young princesses who bear this name.
- Princess Louise of Belgium, the daughter of Prince Laurent and Princess Claire.
- The Lady Louise, daughter of the Duke Edward of Kent and his wife (member of the British Royal house)

Madonna's middle name is Louise.

This is really common a middle name. My middle name is this and is the middle name of a lot of my friends. I guess it just sounds good as a middle name. That's why my middle name is Louise. It sounds good!

Lollo is a common pet name in Sweden.

Louise Jefferson was George's wife on the T.V. show "The Jeffersons." It was a spin-off of "All in the Family." Louise was played by Isabel Sanford. George called her Weezy.

This is my mum's first name as well as the middle names of my Aunt Karen and her daughter Bethany and the middle name of my neice Brenna. I plan on using this as a middle name for one of my own girls some day.

Louise is derived from Ludwig, which means "famous warrior."

Not very pretty as a first name.

A famous bearer is French artist Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911).

Common in the Netherlands. You could say it is also a Dutch name. [noted -ed]

This is my cousin's name and it really suits her but I think it is nicer for a middle name like my sister Kayleigh Louise. For a first name the variant Louisa is better for a girl.

Louise Mandrell is Barbara Mandrell's youger sister and an amazing country singer. She was quite big in the 1980s.

My first name is Louise. Lots of my friends' middle names are Louise, but it dosen't matter because not many people I know have the first name. ;) Yay!

Listen to the German pronunciation of Louise here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

This is my name and I must say it's kind of boring, but it will do.

Louise is my middle name. I was named for my mother. I never cared for the name Louise, until I learned that it meant "Battlemaiden". My first name, Kathleen, means "pure". As a Christian who believes in prayer and spiritual warfare, I like having a combined name that means "Pure Battlemaiden". I think it is divine providence.

Queen Elizabeth II's son Prince Edward named his daughter Louise.

I knew a girl named Louise many years ago, she always was called Wheezy and no she didn't wheez or anything. I find this name a bit plain.

I agree with the above: it is everyone's middle name, including mine! I know at least 7 people (just off the top of my head) with this as a middle name. But it works well with a lot of different first names, and flows well as a first name with a lot of other names too. I prefer this to my first name, although together they sound OK: Natalie Louise.

There is a very pretty lake in the Canadian Rockies called Lake Louise.

I love this name. I used to think it was plain, but now I think it is probably the one of the best names you could get, unlike the modern and crappy ones that were wildly invented.

A charming, pretty name with real class!

This is my name and I love it. When I was younger I didn't like it and wanted to change it but I think I've grown into it and it suits me.

I like this name, I find it sophisticated. I prefer it to Louisa.

My middle name is Louise. I've always thought of it as a middle name, loads of people have it.

I think Louises tend to be sweet, elegant and natural.

This is my middle name, too. I think it's an OK name and was pleased to find out it was French as I love French names.

In Dutch, it's pronounced loo-EEZ-uh.

Louise Brooks (1906-1985) was a famous actress known for her iconic jet-black bob.

Yeah it's my middle name too. I hear it pretty much everywhere, I have friends and aunts and cousins and the like with it as a middle name. Classic names seem to be the go for middle names.

Lady Sovereign´s real name is Louise Harman, born 19 December 1985, Neasden, England, UK.

Jean Louise Finch is the proper name of Scout Finch in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird".

This name is borne by American actress Louise Lasser (born April 11, 1939). She's best known for playing the title role in the controversial 1970s daily soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", roles in several once-husband Woody Allen's films, as well as an infamous episode of "Saturday Night Live", on which she broke down during a skit and refused to continue.

My best friend's little sister is called Lucille Louise. I think that combination is very pretty, but I'm not really a fan of "Louise" for a first name. I personally like "Louisa" better.

If you asked anyone born in and around 1990, you'll find a bloody lot of girls with the middle name Louise. It's ridiculous, hence I'm not overly fond of it.

I've two cousins with the name Louise, and I really don't think it's that lovely. She does shorten it to Lulu, so I get the feeling she doesn't like it that much either.

It's very pretty, I admit, but the expression "Jeez Louise" has ruined it for me. :( Louisa is nice, though!

Louise Renée de Quérouaille (or Kérouaille) (1649-1734), from a gentry family of Britanny in France, was a mistress of Charles II of England, who created her Duchess of Portsmouth.

I love this name. I think it's very versatile and can be used for people of any personality, age, or social status. It's also very beautiful. It has a great meaning and Louise Brooks is a wonderful namesake.

My name is Louise, and what annoys me is how Louise is almost always used (well, in the cases I have heard it) as a middle name, or even double-barreled in a first name. I like my name, and would like it to be heard more often as a first name. :)

Tired as a middle name, lovely as a first name.

This is my friend's name. I quite like it but I think it is a bit boring. She doesn't like it because it is quite common. If this was my name I would probably shorten it to Lulu, which sounds far more unique and fun.

I named my four year old Louise, after my mother. I think it's a splendid, old fashioned name.

I don't like this name, it's actually quite ugly. The 'lou' part is an informal way of saying toilet which is quite horrible to have in a name and the 'weez' sound reminds me of something quite obvious. Sorry but this is all I can think when I hear this name!

I actually rather like this, but could never use it because two members of my family have it as a middle name and I know lots of other people who have it as theirs as well! It seems to have been very popular as a middle name in the 1980s! I also knew several Louises at school. Not that it would put me off particularly, it's just that it's a bit over-used.

Louise Wener was the vocalist in the band Sleeper. She is now a writer.

I don't like the "loo" or the "eez." Louisa is a softer, more elegant name, as is Eloisa (eh-lo-ee-sa, as I pronounce it).

Because it's my middle name I see it as a middle name - it really goes with almost anything.
I was named after an Ada Louisa.

Not very feminine sounding to me.

Lovely name but I wouldn't use it as my child's name... but I like it! Maybe as a middle name... reminds me of a polite young lady.

Personally, I say it as Loo-EES!

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a French-born American sculptor.

It is tired and dull as a middle name, but I love it as a first name. Louise is sleek, sophisticated, and feminine without being a bit frilly.

Louise Brooks (born 1906 in Cherryvale, Kansas) was an American dancer and silent film actress.

Louise Lasser (born 1939 in New York City) is an American actress.

Louise of Valois (1515-1517), oldest daughter of King Francis I of France and his wife Claude of Brittany. Died young.

Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939) was the daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Louise of Orleans (1812-1850) was the oldest daughter of King Louis Philippe I of France and his wife Maria Amalia of Neaples and Sicily. She later married King Leopold I of Belgium and was the mother of King Leopold II of Belgium.

Louise (1867-1931) was the oldest daughter of King Edward VII of the UK and his wife Alexandra of Denmark.

(Marie) Louise was the daughter of King Louis XV of France and his wife Maria Karolina.

Louise (Marie) was also the name of another daughter of King Louis XV of France and his wife Maria Karolina.

I've always found the name Louise a bit snobbish, even as a middle name, and it's a bit of a filler these days, anyway.

Louise (1725-1751) was the youngest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his wife Caroline. She later married King Frederik V of Denmark & Norway.

Louise (1460-1460) was the oldest daughter of King Louis XI of France and his wife Charlotte.

Louise (1750-1831) was the daughter of King Frederik V of Denmark and his wife Louise of Great Britain.

Louise (1724-1724) was the daughter of King Christian VI of Denmark and his wife Sophie. She died young.
Her younger sister was also named Louise (1726-1756), named after her older deceased sister.

Louise (1797-1797) was the daughter of King Frederik VI of Denmark and his wife Marie Sophie.

Louise (1771-1843) was the daughter of King Christian VII of Denmark and his wife Caroline.

Louise (1875-1906) was the daughter of King Frederik VIII of Denmark and his wife Louisa.

Aw, this isn't even in the top 1000 anymore! That's kind of sad. I like this name, I can't really find a good reason why, I just like the way it sounds. And it's a good middle name for Marie.