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Elliott for a girl! What do you think?

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Bumpingalong84 · 18/07/2015 22:59

Just that really! DH and I expecting a little girl in November and struging with girls names. DH really likes elliott for a girl, she'd be Ellie for short. Or the other name weird is Edith and she's be Edie for short. Thoughts please Smile

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LateDay · 19/07/2015 11:34

Don't like it as a boys name but LOVE it as a girls name. Grin

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Bumpingalong84 · 19/07/2015 11:34

Maybe my baby girl could start the trend in the UK haha. There will be little Elliottes in pink everywhere Smile

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 19/07/2015 11:34

Love Edie.

Elliot is silly and Elliotte is, imvho, ridiculous. It's not my child though.

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Bumpingalong84 · 19/07/2015 11:32

Thanks **JakeyBurd.
I do love traditional names too, and apologies to anyone called Mercedes out there but not a choice I'd make!
I don't agree that she would get bullied for being called Elliotte, I think it sounds girlie, cool and just a little different! I don't know, like I said I really appreciate people's views

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reuset · 19/07/2015 11:26

Yesa. Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell.

reuset · 19/07/2015 11:25

Yup, 'twas Ellis, the Bronte pseudonym. Ellis Bell?

reuset · 19/07/2015 11:22

I could easily see this becoming unisex.

And it is used for girls, though the numbers are relatively low (more popular in the US).

Cloggal · 19/07/2015 10:54

I think(?) it was Ellis that was the Brontë pseudonym, and although I know that's become popular for boys again it's unisex where I'm from (and I only know girls with the name).
So gendering of names is sometimes swings and roundabouts is I suppose my point. My DS has what is a traditional boys name, it would never be used for a girl - but when we sent a simple picture and name announcement to friends on the continent, they had to ask 'boy or girl'? Grin

JakeyBurd · 19/07/2015 10:46

If it helps, OP, the earliest recorded use of Elliot as a forename in Scotland was back in 1636 and that was for a girl. There are many more for that era, and it's not recorded for any boys until 1733.

Take that, naysayers!

sticklebrickstickle · 19/07/2015 10:34

I always think of Elliott as being a girly name. Really hate it for a boy, not my favourite girl name either but think it would suit a girl fine.

Alisvolatpropiis · 19/07/2015 10:26

What Flora said.

Also, op, Mercedes is a Spanish name, there's nothing wrong with it.

AngryBeaver · 19/07/2015 10:10

I think most names are u used now? Really like Elliot for a girl. I have a little boy, Rhoan (rowan) but love that for a girl, too.
Do it!

Snog · 19/07/2015 10:10

I think your dd will find Eliot a super annoying name as she will forever be correcting people about it and explaining it, and even spelling it!

AuntieStella · 19/07/2015 10:07

People will be watching ET for far longer than Scrubs, if screen Elliotts are an important guide.

It's been a boys name for generations (used by a Bronte to pose as male) and one US TV series isn't going to shift the general use for boys.

I'm not wild about surnames as names anyhow, but this is a good choice for a boy. And there are quite a few (babies to early primary age) round here. All boys, and several with a sibling Finn.

RepeatAdNauseum · 19/07/2015 09:53

James and Dylan and other "male" names are really popular for girls at the moment.

I think Elliot is cute for either gender. I might prefer it for a girl, slightly. I can't see anyone getting bullied for it.

florascotia · 19/07/2015 09:50

Elliot (however spelled) is a surname. It is sometimes used as a first name for boys.

As an earlier poster said, the TV writers gave their female character a name they considered essentially male to make a point about her parents' disappointment at her not being a boy (and presumably the effect that had on her character/development). It was a deliberately odd choice, not their idea of a nice name for a girl.

HaHaPants · 19/07/2015 09:40

I don't like it for a girl.

Frumpplump · 19/07/2015 09:29

I like it, but I also like Dylan for a girl Grin

girliefriend · 19/07/2015 09:16

I think Elliot is a lovely name and can see why it would 'fit' for a boy or a girl as it sounds so pretty!!

Edith for me is still a bit old fashioned but I like Edie.

I also think Eleanor and Charlotte are lovely girls names which would minimise any confusion, I think with a little girl called Elliot you may get some very confused people trying to work out why your little boy is dressed in pink Grin

Flingingmelon · 19/07/2015 08:58

Love it and if she wants to avoid being an Ellie she could try Lottie instead?

Aciderwouldbenice · 19/07/2015 08:13

Oi! Stop pinching all the pretty, lovely boys names for girls- they have enough pretty, lovely names! (Yes i do have a boy called Elliott!)

LemonYellowSun · 19/07/2015 07:58

Why give a girl a boys name when the only girl who has it is on TV !?!

austenozzy · 19/07/2015 07:43

She will have to explain it all the time to people insisting it's a boy's name (which it is). The misspelling idea is even worse as she will then have to also explain how to spell it, with people asking 'are you sure?' and other daft questions. All of this will happen daily and it will annoy the hell out of her. She won't thank you. It's a name choice for her, not for you. Give her a break!

dilbert19912 · 19/07/2015 07:37

I love elliot for a girl Smile

CPtart · 19/07/2015 07:31

No it's a boys name and not a nice one at that.
I would avoid Ellie too, there are billions of them.

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