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Camille, Winnie, Nellie

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GG300 · 12/11/2024 21:22

Hey everyone. Camille, Winnie and Nellie are our current top contenders for our little girl. Just came on here to hear some thoughts/any name similarities you may have. Thank you!

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FayCarew · 14/11/2024 11:48

Love Nell but not Nellie, like Winnie if short for Winifred oe Winona, Camille is OK but will be Cam-Eel in the UK and is sounds a bit like an East Anglian fish.

Cammie is awful. Cammie-Kazi

WhereAreWeNow · 14/11/2024 07:48

Camille. Definitely.

Nell is pretty but not keen on Nellie.

Not Winnie.

mrspresents · 14/11/2024 07:46

Camille is the best by far. Winnie I just can't see how it's nice and Nellie makes me want to say 'the elephant'.

alanthecat · 13/11/2024 23:40

Camille is the best by a country mile. Nellie just makes me think of the elephant (tune in my head as soon as I saw the name) and Winnie is too closely associated with Pooh or witch. Sometimes on these threads people come up with negative name associations that I don't think would affect a child born in 2024 (because their peers wouldn't have heard of them) but Winnie the Pooh and Nellie the elephant are still well-known by people of all ages.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 13/11/2024 22:33

Camille is nice enough (although I personally prefer Camilla). And I like simple, pretty Nell - but Nellie is an elephant to many people and Winnie is the Pooh. May or may not cause teasing, as kids might not be aware of the references or care - but personally I wouldn’t risk it and would stick with Camille of the 3.

If you like French names and/or “ee” ending ones you might also like Sylvie, Romilly, Rosalie, Amelie or Coralie?

Daffyyellow · 13/11/2024 20:39

Camille, not a favourite but Cammie as a nickname is lovely.
Winnie, too horsey, sorry.
Nellie, elephant, I just can’t. Love Eleanor or Helena though and Nel for either as a nickname.

pinkdelight · 13/11/2024 20:37

Nellie = elephant
Winnie = pooh

Nikitaspearlearring · 13/11/2024 19:45

I love Camille. Sounds very sophisticated. The others don't although Nell is OK. Reminds me of Dickens' Little Nell.
I also like Petronella and Delphine that pp's suggested.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 13/11/2024 19:45

I like Camille, but only if pronounced the French way tbh. Not keen on 'Cameel'.

pixie12 · 13/11/2024 19:43

Love Winnie and Nellie

RedRobyn2021 · 13/11/2024 19:40

I like all of those names

StormingNorman · 13/11/2024 19:39

I have a short name as a full name and beg you to use Winifred or Eleanor/Eleanora on the BC if you go that route.

sarahsandupp · 13/11/2024 19:37

I love Winnie it's just so lovely

MrsMoastyToasty · 13/11/2024 19:36

I knew a Nellie who was really Helen and a Winnie who was really Winifred. So I think of them as nicknames (both ladies would be about 100 now if they were still with us).

tuesdayzchild · 13/11/2024 19:12

It's amazing to see all these very old -fashioned diminutive names making a comeback.
Personally, not a fan of any of the 3, but as was suggested by a PP, Helen, Helena, and Eleanor are lovely for child, and also for an adult woman.

TeamPolin · 13/11/2024 17:52

Camille is just gorgeous. Far nicer than the others

pinkdelight · 13/11/2024 09:21

(Plus if you go for Nellie everyone will spell it Nelly so it's a lifetime of correcting that.)

pinkdelight · 13/11/2024 09:18

Camille is the best by far. Think about it - would you like to be called Nellie or Winnie? Really??

Manchesterbythesea · 13/11/2024 09:12

Camille is beautiful, very sophisticated and works for all ages. Winnie is awful and Nellie is just a bit no. Nell is nice though.

shoopshoopdedoo · 13/11/2024 09:10

I like Winnie.

Camille is nice in France but not so much if based in the UK. Camilla works better but has the Royal issue.

I really don’t like Nellie, though I do like Nell(ie if you really wanted) as a nickname for Helen/a or Eleanor.

Princessfluffy · 13/11/2024 08:14

I like Petronella

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 13/11/2024 08:02

I like Nell but not as keen on Nellie.

Firsttimebabymummy · 13/11/2024 08:00

Camille is my favourite. The others sound like nicknames.

My friends horse is called Winnie, and when it's shouted I could never imagine a person, personally. Nellie as a nn for Eleanor?

Viviennemary · 13/11/2024 02:51

Nellie is dreadful. Winnie pretty bad too. Camille - not keen. Somebody suggest Elsie. Much nicer.

mathanxiety · 13/11/2024 02:46

I love Nellie and Winnie.
Would they be short for anything? I feel abbreviations should be avoided on the birth cert.

Winifred, Eleanor, Ellen, Penelope?

Camille seems a rather wispy name.