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in reply to a message by Lily
I have wondered about this one myself.
In the USA I think part of it is the elderly image that Louise now has, and part of it is that the "long u" vowel sound is simply unfashionable at the moment (although with Lucy and Lucille increasing in use we may be close to overcoming that).
Louisa is one of the few names which was very popular in the the first half of the 19th century US which hasn't returned to frequent use. I suspect that if some celebrity or popular fictional character gets named Louisa, a sharp upswing could occur.
In the USA I think part of it is the elderly image that Louise now has, and part of it is that the "long u" vowel sound is simply unfashionable at the moment (although with Lucy and Lucille increasing in use we may be close to overcoming that).
Louisa is one of the few names which was very popular in the the first half of the 19th century US which hasn't returned to frequent use. I suspect that if some celebrity or popular fictional character gets named Louisa, a sharp upswing could occur.
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