Ellington for a girl?

[Anonymous]

One of her brothers should be Duke

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was my boy name, but my husband is a musician so we were focused on names with jazz connections.

NP: I work with a guy named Coltrane. Super cool guy.

In Philly? I knew a guy named Coltrane too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard it recently on an adorable girl. Her nn is Ellie. Interestingly, her siblings have very nondescript traditional names (think: Jack).

Cute, or trying too hard?

Not crazy about it. Just name her Eleanor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard it recently on an adorable girl. Her nn is Ellie. Interestingly, her siblings have very nondescript traditional names (think: Jack).

Cute, or trying too hard?

Not in DC.

Ellington = biggest school corruption in decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was my boy name, but my husband is a musician so we were focused on names with jazz connections.

You must not know many black musicians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trying too hard.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A sister for Richardson

Exactly what I was thinking. They can wear seersucker bubbles and pretend to be blue bloods.

I was about to say the same. Ugh, so bad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard it recently on an adorable girl. Her nn is Ellie. Interestingly, her siblings have very nondescript traditional names (think: Jack).

Cute, or trying too hard?

Not crazy about it. Just name her Eleanor.

Now that’s a non-pretentious Ellie I really like!

[Anonymous]

Seriously? No. We just entered the camp of Covington with a nickname Covy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard it recently on an adorable girl. Her nn is Ellie. Interestingly, her siblings have very nondescript traditional names (think: Jack).

Cute, or trying too hard?

Not cute. Affected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A sister for Richardson

That would be Elliot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A sister for Richardson

Exactly what I was thinking. They can wear seersucker bubbles and pretend to be blue bloods.

I was about to say the same. Ugh, so bad!

+1

I totally thought about that thread! *shudder*

[Anonymous]

Just say no to any first name ending in -ington, unless it’s a legit family name. Any even then, probably say no.

[Anonymous]

I love it! But do not call her Ellie! So, so, so many little Ellies

[Anonymous]

Tacky.