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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.

Why on earth would Ellen need a nickname? Maybe "El" in very familiar situations, but swapping Ellie for Ellen just makes no sense to me.

PP here. I agree Ellen does not need a nickname; i just think others (teachers, kids, etc.) will start calling her Ellie and it will stick. Its also my concern with my other top name: love Caroline, hate nn Carrie.

dp This is silly, pp. My SIL is Caroline and no one has ever called her Carrie, just Caroline. I believe it will be the same for Ellen. Heck, my dd is Madeleine and no one refers to her as Maddy. If on the rare change they do she politely says she prefers Madeleine. nbd

Agreed. I have a Margaret who at age 3 decided she didn’t want a nickname. People respect that and call her Margaret. If not, she politely corrects them.

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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.

Why on earth would Ellen need a nickname? Maybe "El" in very familiar situations, but swapping Ellie for Ellen just makes no sense to me.

Neither does using Jack for John, but people do it.

dp only because the parents or kids say the name they prefer is Jack. My dd knows two Johns, one goes by Jack and the other John. I think my mother's generation ( silent) everyone had a nn even if it didn't go with the name or even if it wasn't wanted.

But, I think today people generally respect people and what they want to be called. One time my mom said she couldn't remember her childhood friends real names.

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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.

Why on earth would Ellen need a nickname? Maybe "El" in very familiar situations, but swapping Ellie for Ellen just makes no sense to me.

PP here. I agree Ellen does not need a nickname; i just think others (teachers, kids, etc.) will start calling her Ellie and it will stick. Its also my concern with my other top name: love Caroline, hate nn Carrie.

dp This is silly, pp. My SIL is Caroline and no one has ever called her Carrie, just Caroline. I believe it will be the same for Ellen. Heck, my dd is Madeleine and no one refers to her as Maddy. If on the rare change they do she politely says she prefers Madeleine. nbd

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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.

Why on earth would Ellen need a nickname? Maybe "El" in very familiar situations, but swapping Ellie for Ellen just makes no sense to me.

Neither does using Jack for John, but people do it.

Anonymous wrote:What about Ellen nicknamed Nell? I know its traditionally for Hellen but I think it works both ways.

Ellen and Nell are even worse than Ellington.

Tell the truth OP -- you also want to get a dog and name it Maverick, Payton or Sawyer, don't you

What about Ellen nicknamed Nell? I know its traditionally for Hellen but I think it works both ways.

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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.

Why on earth would Ellen need a nickname? Maybe "El" in very familiar situations, but swapping Ellie for Ellen just makes no sense to me.

PP here. I agree Ellen does not need a nickname; i just think others (teachers, kids, etc.) will start calling her Ellie and it will stick. Its also my concern with my other top name: love Caroline, hate nn Carrie.

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?

Neither.

Plain dumb, and a crime on a girl.

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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.

Why on earth would Ellen need a nickname? Maybe "El" in very familiar situations, but swapping Ellie for Ellen just makes no sense to me.