Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only if it is a family name. Otherwise, sounds like you are trying too hard.

+1. Also, I like Ellie, but there are a ton of them under 10. If popularity doesn’t bother you, though, name her Eleanor, Ellen, or Ella and call her Ellie.

NP, Ellen is on my list bc its a family name and its decidedly not popular (ranked 778 in 2018) compared with those others; Eleanor is 32, Ellie is 37 and Ella is 15. I am torn about naming a girl baby Ellen bc i feel like Ellie nn is inevitable and its not my jam.

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?

Ellingtona would be cute.

And her nickname can be Ellingtonita.

And when she goes trans he can become Ellingtonton!

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?

Ellingtona would be cute.

Anonymous wrote:Only if it is a family name. Otherwise, sounds like you are trying too hard.

+1. Also, I like Ellie, but there are a ton of them under 10. If popularity doesn’t bother you, though, name her Eleanor, Ellen, or Ella and call her Ellie.

NO WAY

Anonymous wrote:Funny. I grew up in Ellington, CT - named for an "Ellington" in the UK. Never thought I'd see it pop up as a first name.

Don't care for it as a name at all unless there was a special family connection.

I'm from Ct too and Ellington hits me just like Bristol does-I'm like, why use those?

Try Ellis

Nope

Another random last name as a first name. Unless its a family name, its silly.

You want a classy name for your kid? Go with Caroline, Elizabeth, Katherine, etc. It will age better.

Masculine, ugly.

Oh Jesus why not just name the child Ellie if they like that name and plan to call her that anyway?

Nooooooooo super try hard socialite sounding name. Like Tinsley.

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Anonymous wrote:Worst ever on DCUM.

Including Larla.

So missing-the-mark pretentious. Cringe!

This, times 1000.

Where do people come up with these? A big library full of Harlequin romance novels? Gack.

Either that, or they're looking at a map with place names.

Anonymous wrote:Worst ever on DCUM.

Including Larla.

So missing-the-mark pretentious. Cringe!

This, times 1000.

Where do people come up with these? A big library full of Harlequin romance novels? Gack.

Trying too hard. Sorry!