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Eleri

32 replies

TheDetective · 04/04/2012 17:53

Was falling asleep last night when this name came to me. I have no idea where it came from. We had been considering Elodie as a name, but Eleri just seems nicer to me.

Any views on it?

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TheDetective · 04/04/2012 18:19

I think we would pronounce it Ell-ery. This is the way it reads to me anyway. However I stand to be corrected! I don't like the other pronunciation!

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CointreauVersial · 04/04/2012 18:10

I knew an Eleri (E-LAIR-y) at university, so she must be (ahem) mid-40s. Not a huge fan of the name, but there probably won't be many around.

alexpolismum · 04/04/2012 18:08

I love it and would love to call a dd2 that if she came along but dh is most unreasonable on this subject

what does it matter how old other people with the name are, btw? If it's a beautiful name, it doesn't become less so because there are older people with it!

MummysLittleSunbeams · 04/04/2012 18:07

I like it, I used to know one. It used to get pronounced both Ell-ery & Ell-air-y. Not sure of the correct pronunciation.

iklboo · 04/04/2012 18:01

I know an Eleri. A lady from Wales over 20 Smile

NoWave · 04/04/2012 17:56

Never heard it before but I love it.

SecretNutellaFix · 04/04/2012 17:54

It's lovely.

Not heard too often in Wales any more- most of the Eleri's I know are over 20.

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