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Elsie Belle

84 replies

DarlingLittleBabyName · 28/03/2019 22:08

hi everyone I made a thread yesterday on short and sweet girl names.
We loved the suggestion of Elsie, so out finalist is now Elsie Belle. What does everyone think of that?
the only thing is I strongly dislike the name Elsa for some reason and I don’t want it to be mistaken for that or it to be too similar? Help me please ladies!! x

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MountainPeakGeek · 29/03/2019 04:45

Elsie is a good name, but "Elsie Belle" is dire...sorry.

IdblowJonSnow · 29/03/2019 04:29

I don't like either name or the combination of them.
Sorry! But you did ask.
Personally I wouldn't ask others opinions on a name. If you like it that's the main thing.

OutAndAbouter · 29/03/2019 03:43

Elsie - yes

Elsie Belle - no, sounds like a steam train on a heritage line 😬

MercyBodle · 29/03/2019 03:43

Elsie is lovely but not Belle and not together, sorry.

How about -
Elsie Blythe
Elsie Margot
Elsie Violet
Elsie Jane
Elsie Faith

LavenderFairyrunswild · 29/03/2019 03:35

I went to school with an Elsa Belle. Her name really stood out .

MrPickles73 · 29/03/2019 03:24

It's too wet.. fine for a baby but one day she'll be in her 40s...

Zippetydoodahzippetyay · 29/03/2019 02:57

I really like both names but don't particularly like them together. Though I can't really explain why.

DramaAlpaca · 29/03/2019 00:34

And me...

It's a cloyingly twee combination, not my style at all.

SurgeHopper · 29/03/2019 00:09

I thought of Hells Bells too...

Divgirl2 · 29/03/2019 00:06

Oh no! There are sweet names which are okay, but that is straight up diabetes inducing. Sorry but you'll be charged 12p in sugar tax every time you shout her name in the park.

Elsie is fine on its own though.

alonerinlona · 28/03/2019 23:58

Elsie is cute but Elsie Belle is a bit..... vom. Sorry

Tillygetsit · 28/03/2019 23:54

I LOVE it! ❤

BorsetshireBlew · 28/03/2019 23:43

Absolutely awful, sorry
If you must have Elsie as a name then go for a strong, not cutesy middle name. Anything that isn't like Belle basically

bert3400 · 28/03/2019 23:41

We have just called our puppy Elsie

Elsie Belle
Rtmhwales · 28/03/2019 23:38

I love Elsie but think it might be too cutesy with the middle name.

ColeHawlins · 28/03/2019 23:36

Elsie sounds like a charwoman.

Belle is very cutesy.

They don't seem like a natural pairing.

questabellatreetop · 28/03/2019 23:33

My daughter's nickname is Ella Bella which is cute but not her actual name. Could you use a longer name and shorten it?

GinUp · 28/03/2019 23:32

It brings back memories of GCSE French:

"Elle s'appelle Elsie Belle."

pumpkinpie01 · 28/03/2019 23:28

Sorry but I don’t like them together at all

MightyAtlantic · 28/03/2019 23:27

How about, not bow about, obviously!

MightyAtlantic · 28/03/2019 23:26

It's too cutesy. Elsie is nice but not with Belle. A middle name without an l sound would be better I think, like Elsie Rose.
Or bow about Elsie Annabelle? Not short, but it flows much better.

ElizabethMainwaring · 28/03/2019 23:24

'Ell's bells.

Mummblebee · 28/03/2019 23:23

Elsa is the first thing i thought when i saw the name sorry Confused

Neverwrestlewithapig · 28/03/2019 23:20

Would she be known as Elsie Belle or usually just Elsie? I only ask because the two together did remind me of ‘hells bells’ but that probably wouldn’t really be an issue; people might think of it when they first hear it. I do like the name Elsie though (and Belle!)

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 28/03/2019 23:20

Elsie is an Ok name - will it be a nickname for sth else? Like Elspeth? Eliza?