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Is Elsie a stand alone name or a nn in your opinion?

33 replies

comeandgo · 23/10/2013 19:32

I love the name and have a difficult surname which I think it sounds ok with.

I want to use it as a stand alone name but couldn't if its seen more as a nn.

How do you think of it?

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Coupon · 23/10/2013 22:49

I think of it as a nickname for Elisabeth. But I'm old fashioned like that.

Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme · 23/10/2013 21:21

Stand alone name. My dgm was an Elsie. Smile

hurricanemum · 23/10/2013 21:12

on it's own is fine imho

Lagoonablue · 23/10/2013 20:49

Nn for me. Lovely though. Good suggestion for Elsa with else NN.

MyNameIsSuz · 23/10/2013 20:47

I think it's lovely, but always think of it as a nickname - possibly only because I know an Elsie short for Elisabeth. It was on my short list, but I would have gone for Elsa and used Elsie as a nickname.

BackforGood · 23/10/2013 19:37

Stand alone - it never occurred to me it was short for anything.

ThePigOfHappiness · 23/10/2013 19:34

Nn for Elizabeth IMO. It's nice Smile

BunnyLebowski · 23/10/2013 19:33

Definitely a proper name.

And a very pretty one too Smile

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