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Longer name for Ellie?

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Misspotterscat · 01/11/2023 16:40

Husband loves Ellie for DD due in January. I have worked with children for a long time and have met many many Ellie’s so it doesn’t feel fresh and exciting to me and isn’t making my heart sing. I also like a longer name that has options which Ellie doesn’t. So I’m wondering if we can come up with a compromise and find a long name I love, which can sometimes be shortened to the name he loves.

I like Eloise and Eliana but I don’t think they’re quite right.

Does anyone have any suggestions of names that are feminine but strong and can be shortened to Ellie?

TIA

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sollenwir · 02/11/2023 16:09

sollenwir · 02/11/2023 09:29

@Misspotterscat

Eleanor/Eleanora
Elizabeth/Elisabeth
Elouise/Eloise
Elaina/Elaine
Elissa/Elisa
Ellen/Elena
Elysian
Estelle/Estella (could be Essy or Elly or Ellie)

Also, just thought about Elspeth as another option.

ItIsEverywhere · 02/11/2023 12:47

Eleanora or Marielle

pastypirate · 02/11/2023 12:36

Estillise is another name I adore

caringcarer · 02/11/2023 09:45

Eleanor
Elaine
Ellen
Ellena

Saisong · 02/11/2023 09:42

I know an Estelle who goes by Ellie

user1492757084 · 02/11/2023 09:38

Elizabeth
Gabrielle

DahliaJ · 02/11/2023 09:34

My friend’s LO is Elorin. Can also be Eloryn.

sollenwir · 02/11/2023 09:29

@Misspotterscat

Eleanor/Eleanora
Elizabeth/Elisabeth
Elouise/Eloise
Elaina/Elaine
Elissa/Elisa
Ellen/Elena
Elysian
Estelle/Estella (could be Essy or Elly or Ellie)

TotalOverhaul · 02/11/2023 09:24

WhichEllie · 01/11/2023 18:40

Honestly anything that begins in “El” or has elle/ella in it can be shortened to Ellie. It’s a very common shortened form even here on MN (hence my name- there are a lot of us! 😂)

I know an Elara whose parents call her Ellie. Also Elise or Ellen, to name a few I didn’t see yet while skimming.

Never heard of Elara. That is very pretty.

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Misspotterscat · 02/11/2023 08:40

Wow thank you so much to everyone for your suggestions! I’m going to sit and read through them all and see if any will work. I want him to love our daughters name, that’s important to me, so I’d really like to make this work. Thanks again 😊

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teatoweltroubles · 02/11/2023 08:22

SkiingIsHeaven · 01/11/2023 23:46

Ellie-fant

My Grandad called me this as a small child or Ellie-Copter. I remember those nicknames fondly.

JaninaDuszejko · 02/11/2023 08:06

If you want strong and feminine then I think the best choices are Eleanor, Elizabeth or Helen/Ellen/Helena. You could let him use Ellie and everyone else use the full name, that makes Ellie his special Dad NN which is cool.

My Dad called me a name based on my middle name which no-one else used. I loved that, it made me feel really special.

Pushkinini · 02/11/2023 07:55

Elowen

Swearwolf · 02/11/2023 07:52

There have been some beautiful names suggested here, but I think if you really want her to be Ellie, names like Annabelle aren't right. Those have other common shortenings, and she will spend her life being called other things by people who don't know her well. People tend to remember an obvious shortening, like Ellie for Eloise, but less so the ones that are more tenuous like Ellie for Gabrielle.

I love Elodie, Elise and Eloise.

Lampzade · 02/11/2023 07:47

Elodie

Ladyofthelake53 · 02/11/2023 07:45

Im an Eleanor, it gets shortened to Elle, or Nell which i like

pastypirate · 02/11/2023 07:06

Elodie
Helena
Elsbeth

Dd2 is Elodie. She's never been an Ellie though she has some really random nicknames!

Ladyaelic · 02/11/2023 04:52

Another vote for Eleanor, name of Richard I's mother if I recall correctly. Not a lady to mess with!!

urbanbuddha · 02/11/2023 04:50

Eleanor
Elektra
Estelle
Giselle
Sorrel

sashh · 02/11/2023 01:57

Melody
Elenore
Lenore
Gabriel / Gabrielle / Gabriella

LOL @theduchessofspork

NameChangeForThisPost234 · 02/11/2023 01:45

I like Eloise, Elodie, Eleanora. These were all on my shortlist for if we had a girl (we've had two boys though).

Airyfairy99 · 02/11/2023 01:39

Ellison

Marcipex · 02/11/2023 01:37

Electra
Michelle
Peronelle
Belinda

Whenwilligrowup · 02/11/2023 00:49

Elleah

VivienneDelacroix · 02/11/2023 00:33

We had Elsinore, Eleri, and Elspeth on our list. Dh liked Elise, it wasn't really to my taste though. I knew a Helle (pro. Helluh), which is quite nice.