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I love Louisa (pron. loo-EE-za) and was named Louise after my grandfather's sister Ada Louisa (she ditched the Ada). There's a Luisa Baldini on British TV as a newsreader and Roger Moore the actor married an Italian Luisa but I prefer Louisa for non-Italian surnames.
I don't know anyone called Louisa and feel that, like Lavinia, it's a neglected gem that would fit in with all those Charlottes and Emmas out there. Strange it hasn't made a comeback - maybe it's too similar to mass-produced Louise.