Baby name: Lewellen?

[Funny Face]

Lewellen
Llewellyn
Luellen

I've only ever heard this name used as a boys name but dh and I both like it and think of it as a girl's name.

Too weird? Do you like it? What does it make you think of? Have you ever heard this name before?

[lotusma]

don't like it. :/ i want to, and there *is* something that's "catching" me--the ellyn part? but the lou sound does it in for me and makes me think boy.

but if it speaks to you, i think there's a reason. i know if i posted here the name i'm strongly drawn to atm, not many would give me their blessing!

[BreakfastyMichele]

I've heard it only as a last name. I like it, and prefer the second spelling. But then, I'm Welsh.

[Autumn Breeze]

as a Pagan, this is the first thing that comes to mind...

http://www.llewellyn.com/

[treegardner]

I've only ever seen the second spelling as a last name.

[MaerynPearl]

Ive only ever seen it as a name for a little girl in braids running around barefoot and in a dirty/ripped dress in the Ozarks so thats the first thing that pops in my mind.

[louis]

Llewellyn is the name of a couple of restaurants in my area and I love the name. It makes a great girl's name in my opinion. If it weren't for the restaurants here, I'd consider it myself.
Also, if you love it, use it and forget what people think.

[Chamomile Girl]

Love it as a boys name (second spelling)...not feeling the love for it as a girl's name. Probably because I know too much about medieval Welsh history.

ETA: It would be like naming a girl David. Or George.

[RedOakMomma]

I've only heard it as a girls' name. I like the second spelling.

[SarahKatN]

I've only ever heard of it as a girl's name. I would probably spell it Luellen.

[mama2toomany]

I thought this was the dudes name in No Country for Old Men.

[voicegrrl]

Luella was my favorite grandmother's middle name and the first name of this baby if it's a girl. We'll probably call her Lulu for short. It's not exactly the same but it's close ;-) I like your second spelling.

[annablue]

For a boy, it sounds wussy. For a girl, it sounds a bit redneck. (At least, spelled Luellen.)

[Funny Face]

Originally Posted by mama2toomany

I thought this was the dudes name in No Country for Old Men.

It was.

[*MamaJen*]

Isn't is pronounced flew-ellen? Or clue-ellen? The first sound is one of those phlegmy Welsh consonants. Like you clear your throat and then say Ellen.
It's very much a man's name, and a pretty important man's name in Welsh history. It would be kind of like naming a girl after King Arthur.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_the_Great
I would be hesitant to use it for a girl, unless you wanted to name her Lou Ellen.

ETA: I think if you pick a big historic name for your child, it's a good idea to make sure the namesake is okay, even if the namesake isn't super well known. My kiddo is Cyrus, and when I first thought of the name I had to go and research Cyrus the Great to make sure he wasn't some evil dictator (even though most people are more familiar with Miley and Billy Ray). I would just feel weird giving a little girl a king's name.

[HeatherB]

Llewellyn is my DH's middle name. I knew a boy in school named Llewellyn and called Lew. While I have heard of "Lou Ellen," etc., for a girl, I definitely think it's a strongly male name (though my DH hated it as a small child and used to write his middle name as Lawrence, instead ).

[Beneficial Bee]

My best hen was named Llewellen. Can't really see it as a human name anymore!

[WTHamI?]

If I'm being completely honest, it sort of sounds like a redneck name to me too. The only time I've heard it was in the movie Hounddog - Lewellen was the name of Dakota Fanning's character (abused girl in the deep south in the 1950s) and the movie had a lot of controversy for depicting a child in a rape scene, so the name doesn't have a great association to it...personally I wouldn't use it, but then again there probably aren't that many people who saw the movie.

[Lauren31]

Originally Posted by MaerynPearl

Ive only ever seen it as a name for a little girl in braids running around barefoot and in a dirty/ripped dress in the Ozarks so thats the first thing that pops in my mind.

: and she is running in front of her home/trailer. It's VERY "redneck" sounding to me, and I mean no offense to anyone by saying that.

[Dahlea]

Originally Posted by Autumn Breeze

as a Pagan, this is the first thing that comes to mind...

http://www.llewellyn.com/

this