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[Opinions] Ellie
This is the name of a new baby girl. Do you think it works well on it's own? What is your favourite full name for it? I think I like Elizabeth nn Ellie.WDYT of Ellie?
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I like it! I do think it's a bit nicknamey to be used as a full name, but nickname names are getting pretty popular (especially here in the UK - Charlie, Alfie, Lily and Evie are top names!)My favourite full name is Eleanor. I also like Nora as a nickname for Eleanor.
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I love Ellie as a nickname. For probably Elizabeth, Eloise, Eleanor or Eliana.
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I LOVE that name so much!!! my middle name is Elizabeth and i would love to go by Eli (pronounced like Ellie). It is one of my favorite names.
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I think Ellie is too nicknamey. (However I like Ella on it's own). I like it for any El- name but especially Elizabeth, Eleanor or Eliana.
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I know loads of Ellies so any appeal it might have has as a nickname has kind of worn away. It's in the top hundred in the UK on it's own and if you add all the Eleanors called Ellie or whatever it is the ultimate trendy nickname, basically a female version of Alfie (although I like Alfie!). It's not bad but I can't get excited about it. I do love a lot of El- names, Elizabeth, Elinor, Ellen etc. though.
And some more unusual ones:
Eluned
Eleni
Eleri
Eliana
Elspeth
Elodia
Elif
Elfreda
Elaheh
Elidi
Eligia
Elita
Elmira
Elmas
Elpida
ElvanI just searched el- names but I actually like all of these, so it's really a shame I don't like Ellie more.

This message was edited 7/12/2011, 1:34 PM

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Eligia and Elmas are going on my long list. Thanks!
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Ellie is darling. I met one once. It was rare back then so being a nerd I asked her about it. Apparently everyone assumed it was from Eleanor, but it was really from Elizabeth. My favorite full name for Ellie would be something like Elvira ("el-VEER-uh"), Elfriede or Eliane. If I know a person will be called by a safe nn, then I'm emboldened on the full name.

This message was edited 7/12/2011, 1:19 PM

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It's too much of a nickname to work on its own, I think. I like it as a nickname for Eleanor.
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Ellie is cute. I once had a student shose name was Eli (no full form, just Eli).My favorite full form is Elizabeth. In Polish the full form for Elizabeth (Elzbieta is Ela, sometimes Eli). My friend whose name is Elisa sometimes goes by Eli.
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I think Ellie is adorable, but like you, I think it needs a complete name on the bc. My fave combo is Elizabeth Eve but I also like Eleanor Sophia. Lots of others to choose from:Eloise
Ellen
Elaine
Ariella, Arielle
Daniella, Danielle
Gabriella, Gabrielle
Mariella, Marielle
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Or Elena, nn Ellie? ;-)
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LOL, that never occurred to me!
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Despite the pretty-popular-ness, I've always thought it was really sweet and has a sportiness to it. But it definitely needs to be a nickname, and I've heard it more often these days as a full name. Too insubstantial and vague that way, methinks.I think it's more interesting as a nn for names ending with -elle. Like Danielle.
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Oh, this is a great idea! What about using:ADELLE
ANGELLE
ARMELLE
CHRISTELLE (I was in band with a Christelle)
EMMANUELLE
ESTELLE
GWENAËLLE (I really like this one, maybe because my mom's name is Gwyn?)
JANELLE
JOELLE
JOËLLE
LAURELLE
MAËLLE
MARCELLE
MARIELLE
MIRABELLE
MURIELLE
NOELLE
PELLE
RAPHAËLLE
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This message was edited 7/12/2011, 3:26 PM

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And Llewella? ;-)
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Of course!
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I think Ellie is cute, and yes I think it's fine on its own too - Elli is an Old Norse name, after all. I like it as a short for of Ellen, Eloise or Eleanor.
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How could I forget?Eleanor nn Ellie would work too.
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