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Why does everyone hate Ellie so much?

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Thebuttonfancier · 16/05/2014 12:22

Hello. I am an Eleanor nn Ellie. I've always loved both forms of my name but I always see on here that everyone hates the nn Ellie. I'm not offended I just wondered why? I don't know many children but I see that lots of people seem to prefer the nn Nell which personally I always hated as it sounds so frumpy! Just curious- is it the popularity? Has it become a bit chavvy? Honest answers- genuinely just curious!... X

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tammytoby · 16/05/2014 14:53

Because Ellie, Evie, Issy (or Finn, Alfie and Archie for boys) are so overused that they've become quite dull. Names that become very trendy and fashionable WILL, like fashion, fall out of favour and start to sound dated. Just like Jane and Mike or Sharon or Wayne do now.

I do like the name Eleonor or, even more, Eleonora!

Shockers · 16/05/2014 14:40

MagnaCharge, I know of a girl called Elle, but her mum
pronounced it Ellie. Her mum was the sort to say something like that too!
Fwiw, I would also assume the last e was silent.

Alisvolatpropiis · 16/05/2014 14:36

I think it's just that there are so many little ones at the moment that people are bored of hearing it. Rather than there being anything intrinsically wrong with the name itself.

DavidArchersBoa · 16/05/2014 14:33

My DD2 (11) has your name - always shortened to Ellie. I love it. So does she. It suits her - informal, with chutzpah imho

She is the only Ellie in her year

I agree that MN is not representative of RL attitudes to names

MagnaCharge · 16/05/2014 14:16

For the record I am not a teacher, I am a TA but to a lot of parents in classroom equals teacher. I can read though.

MagnaCharge · 16/05/2014 14:15

I used to teach a girl called Ellie except it was spelt Elle and her mum went absolutely mad at me the first day of term when I called her Elle. I shall never forget being told 'you shouldn't be a teacher if you can't even read a simple name'

StampyIsMyBoyfriend · 16/05/2014 14:14

I'm put off by how harsh it sounds in a Scottish accent, a lot like Lily, which is a lovely 'soft' name, but can be ruined by certain accents.

(I'm Scottish btw)

It's also quite common here, which puts me off, along with abby/abbi/abi

burgatroyd · 16/05/2014 14:08

Overused

squoosh · 16/05/2014 14:00

'The reason names get popular is because a lot of people like them, so someone saying they don't like it because too many other people do is rather odd.'

I disagree. If that were the case no name would ever fall out of fashion.

MrsBungle · 16/05/2014 13:50

I don't hate it but it's just so common and that puts me off. It's very cutesy and, to me, blurs into a big homogenous group with Evie, Izzy, etc. it's certainly not horrible though. I really like Eleanor.

SuffolkNWhat · 16/05/2014 13:46

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picnicbasketcase · 16/05/2014 13:43

I like it, it's a nice name. The reason names get popular is because a lot of people like them, so someone saying they don't like it because too many other people do is rather odd.

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 16/05/2014 13:41

I don't hate it, but it's incredibly over used at the minute. I work with kids and it seems like very five minutes we get in another Ellie-Mae.

SquirrelledAway · 16/05/2014 13:28

The nicest girl I've ever met is called Ellie, and there certainly aren't many Ellies around where I am.

squoosh · 16/05/2014 13:15

It's a nice name just a bit overused at the moment.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 16/05/2014 13:13

For some, it'll be because it's popular and for others because it ends in an 'ee' sound.

Neither seem well received on MN. There always seems to be a thread where someone is asking for opinions on Poppy/Rosie/Holly etc. etc. and being told something along the lines of "too popular, too twee - how about Muriel or Agatha?" Hmm.

IME at least (maybe it's geographical), MN baby name threads in no way reflect RL.

ILoveCoreyHaim · 16/05/2014 13:13

DD2 has 5 Ellies in her class. Must have been very popular in 2004. I don't hate it

Montsti · 16/05/2014 13:08

I like it as a nn. For Eleanor, Eliana etc...

I agree that it does get slated a lot on here. Is it really that widespread and does that really matter? Each to their own, I suppose...

wonkylegs · 16/05/2014 12:44

I don't dislike it but I think I'd avoid it as there seems to be a lot of
Ella, Ellie, Bella, Issy, Eva, Ava etc about amongst our friend's kids

mayihaveaboxofchoculaits · 16/05/2014 12:42

Eleanor is lovely,classy,has a history.
Ellie is really overused, and (maybe this is only my experience)unfortunately scream, Meangirls.

Sorry.

ApocalypseNowt · 16/05/2014 12:41

I don't hate it but agree it's very popular. Depends if that sort of thing bothers you or not. If not, go for it!

PaulinesPen · 16/05/2014 12:40

I know lots of lovely Elly/Ellies (dd seems to know quite a few). I think Eleanor is very elegant though and think (to myself of course) that I would prefer to insist on the full version of it if it were me/my dd's name. Haven't seen anyone saying it's not a nice name Confused. Very popular now though.

skinmysunshine · 16/05/2014 12:38

I think Eleanor is a lovely name but for me it is too popular. I've always disliked it when I've worked with people with the same name as me and I've been xxxxx T rather than just xxxx so I didn't want that for my DCs.

Funnily enough I like my own name when I see it written down but hate the way it sounds.

RunnerHasbeen · 16/05/2014 12:35

I don't think they hate it, just people are usually wanting something a bit different when they come on these boards and there are quite a lot of popular names shortened to Ellie (which is also popular itself).

RabbitPies · 16/05/2014 12:35

I don't like it because it's so overused that it's almost the stereotpical 2010s girls name to me,along with Ava. Like Finn and Alfie for boys. I'm also generally not a fan of names beginning with the 'el' sound,though Eleanor is my exception. It's beautiful.

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