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Wombat222 · 2023-01-16T12:27:18+00:00

I’m driving myself a bit mad - keep thinking I’ve chosen a name then going back to the drawing board. So I’m determined this is my final post and then I’ll go and live my life! Here goes: Elliot or Felix (surname Marshall). Worried about nicknames and keen to avoid anything mega posh, which in my mind would be like Tristan or Hugo (or maybe Sebastian). Be kind :)

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Margo34 · 18/01/2023 08:16

pookypup · 16/01/2023 12:51

Elliot is lovely. Felix makes me think of cat food.

This. Love Elliot!

sunflowerdaisyrose · 18/01/2023 08:14

I much prefer Elliott (with two ts) but Max is still my favourite. I did know a really cool Felix who pulled off his name brilliantly so it grew on me a bit then but I wouldn't give it to a baby.

LetItGoHome · 18/01/2023 08:04

Wombat222 · 18/01/2023 07:04

He’s a month old and nothing feels right

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You don't seem to like either of these names enough to use so it's a bit irrelevant what others think.
Is there another name you prefer but are holding off from for some reason?

Mybumlooksbig · 18/01/2023 07:25

Love both names.
Felix was on my boys name short list

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Wombat222 · 18/01/2023 07:04

alotoftutus · 18/01/2023 04:44

I like both - I think Felix fits into the posher category that you are not so keen on though - perhaps because I know a few little upper middle class boys called Felix. I love the name but I think the cat connection would be too strong for me.

I also like Elliott but imagine the t would be dropped at the end - perhaps Ellis could work instead.

I would hold on to both names and see what suits your baby when he's born.

He’s a month old and nothing feels right

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alotoftutus · 18/01/2023 04:44

I like both - I think Felix fits into the posher category that you are not so keen on though - perhaps because I know a few little upper middle class boys called Felix. I love the name but I think the cat connection would be too strong for me.

I also like Elliott but imagine the t would be dropped at the end - perhaps Ellis could work instead.

I would hold on to both names and see what suits your baby when he's born.

Blueberrywitch · 18/01/2023 03:42

And sorry to all the Elliot mothers out there! My opinion is based on my accent which makes vowels sound horrible and people don’t say the T

Blueberrywitch · 18/01/2023 03:40

definitely Felix! Elliot isn’t really a very nice sound. I know a Felix and he’s very handsome, clever and funny!

twinkletwinkle89 · 18/01/2023 03:29

I associate felix to a cat sorry, so I would go Elliot

ManchesterMarcy · 18/01/2023 03:20

We know a Felix and he gets teased with Fe-Fe which sounds more like a poodle than a boy. Very weak and a bit posh. I would go with Elliot. I like the nickname Ells, it's less common and not feminine or weak.

Maroon85 · 17/01/2023 14:25

I love both!

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Wombat222 · 17/01/2023 14:14

unicornglittersprinkles · 17/01/2023 13:59

I have a 6 year old Elliott and still love it as much as I did when we chose it. No-one at school shortens his name to anything. I sometimes call him El/Els around the house though. The only thing to be aware of is the two spellings thing i.e. Elliot or Elliott. I chose 2 l's and 2 t's because I thought it looked more balanced (and it's the spelling from E.T. which was DH's favourite childhood film) but it's 50/50 as to how people (even close family) spell it

Yes it’s going to annoy me!

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unicornglittersprinkles · 17/01/2023 13:59

I have a 6 year old Elliott and still love it as much as I did when we chose it. No-one at school shortens his name to anything. I sometimes call him El/Els around the house though. The only thing to be aware of is the two spellings thing i.e. Elliot or Elliott. I chose 2 l's and 2 t's because I thought it looked more balanced (and it's the spelling from E.T. which was DH's favourite childhood film) but it's 50/50 as to how people (even close family) spell it

DolphinNosePotato1 · 17/01/2023 13:26

You have good taste in names. I have an Elliot and I also loved the name Felix but my Dh wouldn’t allow it and was adamant it was a cat’s name 😡.

My Elliot is 4 now and I love his name. We only ever really call him Elliot. Sometimes El or Els.

ZacharinaQuack · 17/01/2023 12:46

Felix sounds like a bit of a posh boy name to me.
I know an Elliot who gets called Otto for short.

Omgwhatthehell · 17/01/2023 12:45

I love Felix. Elliot is a perfectly nice name, but I think in a lot of areas of the country people will drop the T on the end.
I’m struggling to write it phonetically, but he’d often end up being called something like El-i-uh, rather than El-i-ut.
That would put me off.

picnicshicnic · 17/01/2023 12:40

DuchessOfSausage · 17/01/2023 07:59

Elliot is two syllables, @Wombat222 .

3 syllables, surely?

Ell - eee - ot

?

BettyBlue50 · 17/01/2023 08:59

Elliot!
I have a 17 year old Elliot, never knowingly called Smelliot!
We call him El or Els and so do his mates.

DuchessOfSausage · 17/01/2023 07:59

Elliot is two syllables, @Wombat222 .

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Wombat222 · 17/01/2023 07:50

purpledalmation · 16/01/2023 21:44

I have a child called Elliot and a cat called felix so you know my favourite. DS of course

How old is he? Does he have any nicknames? I just can’t quite seem to say Elliot easily to the baby - 3 syllables is beyond me apparently 😂

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SomethingNastyInTheBallPool · 17/01/2023 07:20

Elliot Marshall works better than Felix Marshall. EM sounds strong and straightforward, FM is a bit sibilant and drippy.

anotherscroller · 17/01/2023 07:19

I like both but I think Elliot goes best with your surname

wizzler · 17/01/2023 07:17

Prefer Elliott

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Wombat222 · 17/01/2023 07:16

Wrongsideofpennines · 16/01/2023 15:33

Elliott. Felix is a cat food. And I think borders on the very posh sounding names you don't like.

But try calling him one for a few days and see how it feels.

Yes I did wonder if it was in the Sebastian category!

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CastleTower · 17/01/2023 07:02

Felix for me, but you can't go wrong, both are nice.