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[Opinions] Elise
This has really grown on me. As an added bonus it's also a family name (somewhat) as my mom and grandma are both named Elsa (short form of Elizabeth) which is also one of my middle names and as Elise is a short form of Elizabeth as well I consider it honoring.At the moment I like it as a middle name in the combo Astraea Sophia Elise but I also really like i as a first name.So what do you think of Elise? How many do you know? Do you think it's a bit common in the middle? It has the same flow as Marie and Michelle so I thought it might be a common middle name. Elise or Elyse?
Elsa or Elise, Elyse?
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I know one Elise. She's in her late twenties. I've always really liked her name. I do think it's becoming more popular, though, especially in some sets. The adult Elise I know recently told me a story about going to a birthday party for a little girl she knows. Apparently, four out of the eight little girls who attended this party (all around 5 years old) were named Elise, too. The adult Elise was surprised because she's rarely run into other people with the name. She said it was a yuppie crowd.
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I do like the name and since you could use it as an honoring name, I think it's a nice option. I works well as a mn and a fn. Maybe a bit nicer for a fn, since it can be a little common in the mn spot. I knew an Elise when I was at school, but it's not a common name here in Australia. I like both versions, Elise and Elyse. I think it depends what other name/names it's paired with.
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I only know two Elises. I have always liked this name. I have a little sister named Anneliese which I think is also really pretty.
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I like Elise. As far as I can remember, I've only ever met two -- one was a year older than me in school (so 23 or 24 now) and the other was a girl I babysat... maybe 6 now?It makes a nice middle name too. It is a little filler-ish but I don't think it's as commonly used as Marie or Nicole (or Elizabeth, for that matter).I like Elise better than Elyse, and Elsa better than Elise.
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I know one Elise. Her full name is Elise Kimberley SurnameElise
Elsa
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My name :-DI used to hate it (I think most people go through a phase of not liking their own name though) but now I quite like it. It is an easy name to live with, it has some history, its easily recognisable but not too common...all around, its a pretty good name to have ;) I have considered changing my fn to Elisabeth and using Elise as a nn since that is what my Dad would have liked me to have been named but I think it stands alone perfectly well too.I have known more people with Elise as a mn than I have known Elise's as a fn but I don't think it is overly popular in either position. It is definitely no Marie, Rose, Lynn, Anne or Grace. Elise over ElyseElise over Elsa (but I love Elsa too, nearly a tie there)
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I don't really like it, sorry. It makes me think of a lazy, gray cat.
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I only like it pronounced eh-LEEZ
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Hey, I like that. I never thought of using that one before (my grandmas were Liese and Elizabeth, so that could work). I like it a lot for a middle name and I don't think it's too common. I don't know any Elises.
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I love Elise, and I like it as a nn for Elisabeth too. I know one Elise and I don't think it's common int he middle, it works great!
Elise is much better than Elyse and Elsa. Elsa is much more common here.
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I love Elise. Unfortunately, it's not really an option for us (it doesn't go well with our last name).I definitely prefer Elise over Elyse, and I even prefer it over Elsa/Elisabeth. I think it's a beautiful name.
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I've never liked Elise. Growing up taking piano lessons, Beethoven's "fur Elise" was well known in my set of friends. Everyone gushed about the name. I think I had an aversion to it because I was expected to agree. Sorry, but Elise has always sounded simpery and whiny to me. Now, Elsa. There's an underrated gem, at least here in the U.S. It's so musical I wonder why Ludwig didn't alter his beloved's name just for the euphony of it all. "Fur Elsa" would have swayed me much more. Seriously, Elsa is by far my favorite of the two names. Nn Elsie is so cute.As a mn, Elise does flow better, I'll give you that. But I'd still prefer Astraea Sophia Elisabeth (European princess) to Astraea Sophia Elise (whiner). No whiners allowed. :-)
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"It's so musical I wonder why Ludwig didn't alter his beloved's name just for the euphony of it all. "Fur Elsa" would have swayed me much more."I think it depends on the pronunciation you use. In German Elise (3 syllables) sounds much more melodic and elegant than Elsa (2 syllables).I love Elise!

This message was edited 11/18/2009, 12:01 PM

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This message was edited 11/19/2009, 3:14 AM

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Yes. I agree. I'm used to hearing Elise as, "eh-LEES." It's the "lees" part that irritates me. It's the same reason why I only like the German pronunciation of Anneliese instead of the usual "anna-LEES" over here.
Elise as "eh-LEE-zeh" is beautiful. (I hope I wrote that correctly.)
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Yes, the "LEES" part irritates me too but I guess it has to as I'm German and to me Elise will always be eh-LEE-zə or eh-LEE-zeh. In an English speaking country I wouldn't use Elise but Eliza which I think is very pretty.
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