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Elliotte (girl)

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BabyGirl12345 · 15/03/2016 13:44

Opinions please :) she'll be Elliotte Rose

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JanetOfTheApes · 15/03/2016 13:51

Clunky. Sounds like a made up girly version of a boys name. Plus when you google it you get canadian men, not ladies.

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PurpleDaisies · 15/03/2016 13:53

I don't like it sorry. I prefer the traditional spelling and I'm not really a fan of it for a girl.

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BabyGirl12345 · 15/03/2016 13:53

Her NN could be Ellie too Smile

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SecretlyChartreuse · 15/03/2016 13:54

Looks too much like Toilette to me.

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Potterwolfie · 15/03/2016 13:54

I love it as a boy's name but written as above it feels like it has way too many letters. If I was to use it for a girl or boy I'd spell it Elliot. What about Eloise as an alternative?

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JanetOfTheApes · 15/03/2016 13:55

Or Elodie?

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NoSquirrels · 15/03/2016 13:56

I think many people will assume it is a boy's name, and that it's been misused - and you may need to do a lot of explaining when your baby is small and looks unisex! So depends if that would annoy you.

For me, if I was going to use Ellie as a NN, I would go for one of the more traditional longer forms.

It's one of my all-time faves for a boy, though.

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Coldtoeswarmheart · 15/03/2016 13:56

It's a boy's name to me.

Elodie is lovely, however.

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Fauchelevent · 15/03/2016 13:57

Makes me think of deloitte

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BabyGirl12345 · 15/03/2016 13:57

I just feel like there's something quirky about Elliotte for a girl - Elliot reminds me of a last name (Billy Elliot) and Elliott is too masculine!

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NiceHaberdashery · 15/03/2016 13:57

Sorry, not convinced. Another vote for Elodie though, that's very pretty.

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NoSquirrels · 15/03/2016 13:58

Elodie
Elouise
Elise
Eleanor/Elinor
Ellen
Elle

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Girliefriendlikesflowers · 15/03/2016 13:58

I like it, I always think Elliot sounds more like a girls name rather than a boys anyway. I think its different and I like the spelling, personally I wouldn't shorten to Ellie, maybe Lottie instead?

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squoosh · 15/03/2016 13:59

Elliot/Elliott if you're so inclined but never Elliotte.

It reminds me of Deloitte, the auditors.

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BoyGirlBoy3 · 15/03/2016 13:59

Plenty of others like maxine, which feel more natural

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AliciaMayEmory · 15/03/2016 14:00

Not convinced here, either. Soundslike you are trying too hard to be quirky.

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Cuttheraisins · 15/03/2016 14:00

I am not keen on the name or spelling for a girl sorry. She will have to spend most of her primary school years with a name traditionally for boys and put up with having to spell it every time later on in life. It's not a question of liking it or not, it's a question of giving your child a name that will mean she will be picked on and she will have to spell all the time. Why? There are hundreds of really nice names, some traditional some more unusual, but a boys' name? Why? Ellie could be short for Eliza, Eleanor, Elena, Elodie, Eloise, ...

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squoosh · 15/03/2016 14:00

I just feel like there's something quirky about Elliotte for a girl

'Quirky' generally turns out to be a bit of a pain to the owner of a quirky name.

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BertrandRussell · 15/03/2016 14:02

Why on earth would you do this?

It's not even a feminine ending- it anything it means little Eliot.

You will spend your life saying "Actually, she's a girl". And she will spend her life explaining that she is actually a girl/woman and her name is spelled with an extra -te on the end.

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ABitAsleep · 15/03/2016 14:02

Don't like that spelling at all! Sorry!

I think Elliott is fine for a girl (I actually think it sounds more femenine than masculine) I know one, I know one in a book, and think it is becoming more popular for females.

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YoungGirlGrowingOld · 15/03/2016 14:02

Sorry but I think it's absolutely awful. It's a weird pseudo girly version of a masculine name that looks and sounds like toilet.

I like Elodie/Ellie.

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wallywobbles · 15/03/2016 14:03

Eliane. Pronounced Ellie Anne it's an old French name

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BabyGirl12345 · 15/03/2016 14:04

I highly doubt she'll be picked on, that's a bit far fetched. We are in the centre of London, there's lots of little children with different names, normally due to their background, but it's normal here. She wouldn't be picked on.

I understand the spelling thing, but most boys get that with Elliot/Elliott anyway. With Elliotte, I think people would assume girl?

I've just not fallen in love with any other name :( there are a couple I like, but they're traditionally for boys and so I would spell them different. Hmm, I'll keep thinking!

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Canyouforgiveher · 15/03/2016 14:04

Elliot works for a girl I think but the Elliotte spelling seems wrong and very try-hard. It also would make me want to pronounce it differently to Elliot (otherwise why the extra te?) - so you may get people saying Ell-what instead of Ell-ee-ut.

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