What do you think of "Elle"?
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What do you think of "Elle"?
| Wed, 04-20-2005 - 8:51am |
Wondering what you think of the name Elle for a girl? I'm finally having my first girl after 3 boys and you'd think I'd have the name picked already, but I'm still not sure.
Anyway, Elle would be her given name (nn Ellie).
Thanks,
K

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I love it!
Sarah
I have always felt the name "Elle" is very confusing pronunciation-wise
on one hand it seems like it's meant to be pronounced Ellie, which is what you are saying will be her nick name
on the other hand, it seems like just ELL, are you saying it should be pronounced like Ella - with an a on the end?
if you want the pronunciation ELL-ah - you should spell it Ella to avoid confusion.
why would a name so short need a nickname?
Yeah, all of the concerns you voiced with Elle are concerns I have, too. I think it's so feminine and pretty, but might be lacking some umph b/c it's so short. But, I'm not crazy about Ellen, Elizabeth and Eleanor. Elena, maybe.
As far as the nickname being more syllabic than the original given name that's b/c Elle seems more "older" and Ellie seems more cutesy little girl-type. Like Gracie for Grace. Seems like little girls always incur nn's that end with the "ey" or "ie" sound...that's why the Ellie nickname. KWIM?
Well, thanks for your input, I'll have to ponder this one some more.
K
you could possible get Ellie out of Elise or Elyse also
the other way you can get "Ellie" is out of a name that ends in elle - like Danielle, Brielle, Gabrielle (although I'm not personally a fan of Gabrielle)
my favorite one there is Brielle, but I then would probably use the nickname Bree.
good luck though, you'll figure it all out in time
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