Comments on: Starbaby News: Welcome Louisanna Ray!

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:39:28 +0000

I could get behind Louisiana. It’s an interesting, offbeat choice. Louisanna, though, strikes me as unusual. Wonder if they’re honoring a Louis, or have some other source for the name? We’ll have to wait ’til she does the obligatory Mommy interview with a fashion magazine.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:05:30 +0000

I don’t have a problem with place names. Louisiana the place does sound like it was formed from two names. So, I don’t find it that far fetched. Certainly unusual, but not ridiculous. Rae has also been used by many people as a middle, so I consider it unisex. Overall, I don’t consider it to be ‘odd celebrity” – I consider it to be a different, interesting choice. Whether you like the name or not, it does roll of the tongue beautifully

Louisiana was named after Louis XIV.

Interesting fact
When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning “Land of Louis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:58:26 +0000

Really? My search in the French language edition of Wikipedia turned up the old “Il n’y a aucun résultat correspondant à la requête.” I’ve been Googling, but most of the results are Louisiana misspelled … anyone?

By: vzvdssd

vzvdssd — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:17:47 +0000

It’s a place in France…

By: Corinne

Corinne — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:20:36 +0000

This child’s gonna have a lifetime of spelling errors ahead of her. It’s actually Louisanna. No second “i”. Damn, I was so close!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:48:44 +0000

If it was spelt like the US state, I wouldn’t have a problem. But Louisanna? How does one pronounce that? Louise-anna? Lou-zanna? Or just like the place?

I don’t know. I do like Virginia, Georgia, Adelaide et al so I guess I’m a little hypocrtical, but I just don’t dig place names in general.

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:20:44 +0000

I have always thought that Louisiana would make a cool yet usable first name. Looks like Leelee beat me to it, though I am not too wild over that extra N. Still, I really like Louisiana as a guilty pleasure.

And, I actually think Leelee is an adorable nickname.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:30:02 +0000

Louisian(n)a? Er….no.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:04:09 +0000

Leelee was a child actress, so she is probably sticking with the name she’s known as. But I agree, I would have used Lilianne.

Yes, Carolina was named after another British monarch, Charles I of England. Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony in North America, and he named it Carolina after his father, Charles I.

By: Alanna

Alanna — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:13:00 +0000

I didn’t realize she was pregnant either. I actually like her choice. I love Virginia and Georgia and I think this fits in quite well with those. It also has a lot of nickname possibility a BIG plus in my book. Considering place names like Boston, Brooklyn, and Dallas – I think this is refreshing.