Message: "Elsie" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Elsie

by Cat (guest)

9/17/2008, 7:21 AM

My cousin had a baby girl on friday morning who she named Elsie Enid (Enid after our late Grandma) She joins big brother Arthur Ralph. WDYT?

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- Tiffany (Tiffany86) +4

9/17/2008, 7:23 AM

my grandmother is called Elsie, and my aunts dog.

I do see it as an older person's name, but i guess im biased!

- Cat (guest) +3

9/17/2008, 7:29 AM

Yeah, that's what we all think! But she couldn't really pick a modern name to go with Arthur! And names like Ruby and Mabel have become popular again, why not Elsie. :)

- Tiffany (Tiffany86) +2

9/17/2008, 7:37 AM

but what about Elsa ?

- Cat (guest) +1

9/17/2008, 12:08 PM

What about it?!

- Tiffany (Tiffany86)

9/18/2008, 10:59 AM

ijust think its a nicer slightly more modern alternative, i know a little girl with that name elsa with a sister freya

- Mireio (Anna21)

9/17/2008, 7:30 AM

It's nice, but I prefer Elsa. Enid is ok, and I like Arthur.

- Lily8

9/17/2008, 7:43 AM

Elsa is beautiful but Elsie is too nicknameish. It reminds me of Emmie. Nice as a nickname for Emmeline but not on its own. It's much better than many other names out there, though.

- Janan (jeziana)

9/17/2008, 8:17 AM

Aww that's lovely! Congrats to her and the family :)

- Julia Alisha

9/17/2008, 8:22 AM

I LOVE the name Elsie, I think it's cute and classic. It reminds me of the character Elsie Carr in the What Katy Did books.

- Bear

9/17/2008, 9:37 AM

Wheee!

I adore Elsie! It's so cute and nostalgic.

I prefer Elsie as a nn for Elsa / Elspeth, but I'll take her any way she comes. Normally I don't care for repeated initials, but I love Enid and honoring is more important than flow / esthetics.

Elsie and Arthur make an adorable duo. Congratulations!

- queenv

9/17/2008, 11:06 AM

Elsie seems to nicknamey to me. I can't think what it's a nickname for, but I think it must have started out as one.

I've always wanted to get a female German Shepherd, and I always planned to name her Elsie. I like it for a pet name, not so much for a person.

- bananarama

9/17/2008, 12:14 PM

I like it, but I read Paula Fox's autobiography in which Elsie was the name of the abusive mother. So I can't use it.

- abbasdaughter

9/19/2008, 12:56 AM

makes me think of an old grandma

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