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user1492722135 · 24/05/2017 17:47

Eloise?

What type of child do you think of? I love the numb Elle

OP posts:
MikeUniformMike · 24/05/2017 17:52
17caterpillars1mouse · 24/05/2017 17:54

I like it

I know a baby Eloise and she's had such beautiful large blue eyes and is always smiley.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 24/05/2017 19:00

It's a lovely name, very pretty.

Rockaby · 24/05/2017 19:23

I think it's lovely. I can't really use it as we already have a Louise and an Ellie in the family, otherwise it would be on my (hypothetical baby) list.

Jooni · 24/05/2017 19:28

I think it's lovely, and I like Elle for short too.

FeedTheSharkAndItWillBite · 24/05/2017 19:32

It's fine :)

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 24/05/2017 19:35

Lovely

MadameJosephine · 24/05/2017 19:35

Gorgeous

DreamingofItaly · 24/05/2017 19:36

I knew an Eloise at uni. Awesome girl. Fab name.

AnotherAnnoyingMother · 24/05/2017 19:39

The American books about the girl who lived at the Plaza - sorry

Sophronia · 24/05/2017 20:15

Not keen

EwanWhosearmy · 24/05/2017 20:17

I love Eloise, but there are far too many Elllies, Ellas and Elles around.

Why not just call her Eloise?

(I really don't get the MN obsession with planning nicknames).

Lemondrop99 · 24/05/2017 20:35

I'm not keen personally (but I also dislike Louise and Lois so I think it's the sound), but it's a perfectly inoffensive name which I think is unlikely to cause any problems

SuperBeagle · 24/05/2017 22:11

I love Eloise.

I've known two. One was almost always Eloise, with "El" being used occasionally. The other was "Weezy". Always. But she was a baby/toddler, so that might be the reason for that nickname.

I don't think you can plan nicknames, tbh. Unless it's a name like Alexandra or Madeleine which have extremely common, well-known, and virtually automatic nicknames.

wildflowerfable · 24/05/2017 22:12

I think it's a lovely, pretty name.

AugustCarrot · 24/05/2017 22:26

Love it. My cousin has a 4yo Eloise.

I wouldn't make it into Ellie though- as pp has said their are millions of those!

Family calls out Eloise Lo-lo - erm, that might be an option ?!

harderandharder2breathe · 24/05/2017 22:46

Nice name but I wouldn't use such a boring nn as Ellie, why not just call her Eloise?

DramaAlpaca · 24/05/2017 22:51

Eloise is lovely.

It reminds me of the song by The Damned back in the day

Dixiestamp · 25/05/2017 01:17

Beautiful name- it was high on our list!

Susiethetortoiseshellcat · 25/05/2017 04:23

I think Eloise is very pretty. Not so keen on Ellie which will be the inevitable nn as it's a bit boring.

sugarbeep9 · 25/05/2017 04:54

how is it pronounced? A Louise or El was?

sugarbeep9 · 25/05/2017 04:54

or el oys

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mollyminniemo · 25/05/2017 09:46

Really irritating, don't like the sound, and has old fashioned, pompous connotations when I hear it. Much prefer Elsie or even Elodie.

chainedtothedesk · 25/05/2017 10:53

I like it. This may seem a daft question but I've always wondered how to pronounce Elouise. Is it:

El-lou-eez (like Louise but with el at the front?)

or

El-lou-ees? (with an s sound rather then z)

Dixiestamp · 25/05/2017 10:54

Sugar- like Louise with an 'elle' sort of sound before it (although the L sound blends into one).

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