Hoping to get opinions on Ella Pearl

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Registered: 03-16-2004
Hoping to get opinions on Ella Pearl
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Mon, 03-28-2005 - 9:55am

Hi! I am due in August and we are starting to toss some names around. We have liked Ella for quite awhile and we can't find anything that we like better so it keeps coming back to the top of our list. My dh's grandma's name is Pearl and he was exceptionally close to her growing up so he really wants to honor her in the naming. Her middle name is Ferris so we pretty much only have the first name of Pearl to work with. Our son is Jackson Reese (we call him Jack) and Reese is a family name on my side so I am also wanting the next little one to have a family middle name. What does everyone think of the name Ella Pearl? I am also open to other first name suggestions with the middle name of Pearl. I would like something simple and classic to go with Jack as a big brother. Thanks for all your thoughts and please don't be afraid to be brutally honest.

Elizabeth

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Registered: 05-28-2003
Mon, 03-28-2005 - 10:38pm
I think Ella is WAY too popular. I know 5 baby Ellas and I know about 4 or 5 Moms who are GOING to name their daughters Ella. Just a big warning.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 03-29-2005 - 11:26am
Ella *is* a pretty name, dont get me worng but I am so tired of it. I'm sorry I am just being honest. It is so popular right now. Pearl is great. How about Gabriella nn Ella Pearl? You dont hear Gabriella nearly as much as Ella. and with Ella as term of endearment rather than her given name, if there are 3 Ellas in her class- she can be Gabriella! whoala!

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