Elowen

I would have no idea that Elowen was Cornish. I would have assumed that you liked Lord of the Rings.

It doesn't sound anything like Halloween. @Whattodo2024

I like it, but Fern is lovely too. Slightly prefer Fern tbh

Sounds like Halloween

I hope that's a typo.

I know a Furn which I think is lovely!

Gorgeous name (I dislike fern though)

Doesnt matter if you’re not Cornish

I love it actually

And no I don't think it matters at all that it's Cornish and you're not

Love Elowen but didn't go for it as was worried she'd become just another Ellie

Not a fan of Fern. I think it sounds harsh

I thought it was Welsh too. To me it sounds like a great name for a witch for some reason. I prefer Fern or Eloise.

I don't think it particularly shortens to Ellie because it's more like 'L Owen' but many will say it as LON, and that shortens to Ellie.

Fern seems a lot more interesting.

I wouldn’t worry about the Cornish aspect. I’m from Wales and assumed it was a Welsh name. Others won’t realise it’s a Cornish name, and I don’t think it would matter.

It kind of sounds like ‘Ello then’ to me, but it is pretty. Also like Fern

I didn’t know it was Cornish, but I can’t say it in my head without a Welsh accent!

I like Fern and don’t know anyone IRL called Fern

Yes, but not Elowen. I may be an anomaly, I don’t know, but if I have an Eleanor, an Ellie, an Elowen, an Elsie and an Eliza in my class, I don’t think of them as the same names at all! Of course some names are very similar like Kate and Katie, Isabel and Isabella but I don’t think that’s the same as Elowen and Ellie, personally.

I think Elowen is very pretty and don’t think you need to be from Cornwall. You do have to like the nn Ellie though…

Fern feels quite old fashioned and I find it hard to imagine on a young person, but I’m sure I’d change my mind if I met a little Fern.

I am Cornish but I wouldn't be sending out the pitch forks your way for using a Cornish name. That said, I don't really like wyn/wen names so I wouldn't use it for that reason.

@steponme , they vary a lot but many are just different spellings of the same name.

There's no common diminutive to Hallie, Harriet and Hazel, whereas most of the El- names for girls will shorten to Ellie.

A lot of those girls names are vastly different, though. Yes, they might all technically begin El but it doesn’t make them similar, any more than say Hallie and Hazel and Harriet despite all beginning with Ha!

Elowen is lovely but I have a Cornish name (not from Cornwall) everyone gets wrong which annoys me. Fern is nice but I do think fern cotton and I wish I didn’t as I like charlottes web!

There's a current Middle name for Elowen thread and someone suggested Goodbye.

I think Elowen is beautiful

As a PP said i think she will just blend into the sea of Elles and Ellies. Go with Fern. Fresh, distinct and not prone to misprounciations

We liked Eloise but went with something else since vowel-heavy girl names are super in right now. Personally wouldn't think twice about it being Cornish, but I much prefer Fern!

Also: 'I think it works out as of all girls' names registered 2% of the names start with El.'

Saw this on another thread:

Registered in 2024:

Girls:
Elsie, Ella, Elodie, Elizabeth, Eliza, Eleanor, Eloise, Ellie, Eliana, Elena, Elora, Elise, Elowyn (!), Elisa, Elsie-May, Elara, Elsa, Ella-Rose, Elle, Elina, Eliora, Ela, Elaia, Elowen, Elif, Eleri, Elaina, Elin, Elia, Elianna, Elle, Ella-Rose, Ellen, Elaya, Eleni, Elsi, Elliana, Elyza, Eleanora, Ellie-Mae, Elspeth, Elyana, Elissa, Elouise (!), Elaine, Eleonora, Eliyanah, Ellie-May, Elsie-May, Elsie-Rose, Ella-Mae, Elysia, Elana, Ellis, Elma, Elisabeth, Eliz, Elinor, Eliyana, Ellery, Elsie-Rae, Elisha, Eliyah, Elizah, Ella-May, Elayna, Elyse, Eldana, Ellora, Elaf, Elisheva, Elahi, Elim, Eliya, Eliza-Rose, Ellena, Ellia, Elody, Eloisa, Elva, Elaiya, Elba, Elisia, Ella-Rae, Ellie-Rose, Elvie, Elanor, Elea, Eleya, Elham, Elira, Elis, Elly, Elsie-Mai, Elyza-Nur, Eliza-Mae, Ellorie, Eleana, Elkie, Ellaria, Eloa, Elodie-Rae, Elodie-Rose, Elsie-Grace, Elsie-Leigh, Elyssa, Elaria, Elayah, Elektra, Elizabeth-Rose, Ellerie, Ellidy, Elodie-Mae, Elaah, Elan, Eleanore, Electra, Eleora, Eline, Elisabeta, Ellie-Mai, Ellie-Rae, Elliot, Ellouise, Ellowyn, Elnaz, Elodi, Eloghosa, Elorie, Elsie-Marie, Elyanna, Elyssia, Elaiyah, Elani, Elarah, Elay, Eleanor-Louise, Eleftheria, Elena-Rose, Elenor, Eleyna, Eliana-Rose, Elianne, Elidi, Eliona, Elisheba, Elivia, Eliyannah, Elizabella, Elizabeth-May, Elke, Ella-Noor, Ellana, Ellanoor, Ellie-Anne, Ellie-Louise, Ellie-Marie, Ellieanna, Elliw (Welsh - the LL is not 2 Ls), Ellodie, Ellory, Eloise-Grace, Elora-Mae, Elsey, Elsie-Jayne, Elswyth, Elvana, Elwynn, Elys.

Boys:
Elijah, Elias, Ellis, Elliot, Elliott, Eli, Elis (v. popular in Wales), Elio, Elyas, Elvis, Elon, Elian, Elhan, Elwood, Elisei, Eliyas, Elton, Eliel, Elisha, Eliot, Elwyn, Elijah-James, Elion, Elroi, Elvin, Elyon, Eliab, Ellison, Elia, Eleazar,
Eliezer, Elnathan, Elham, Elijah-Jay, Ellery,
Eliott, Eliyahu, Ely, Elyan, Elwin, El-Roi, Elchonon, Elden, Eldon, Eliakim, Eliam, Eliano, Elroy, Elaf, Eliseo, Eliyaan, Ellias, Elmer, Elzin, El, Elai, Elan, Elhaan, Eli-James, Elijah-David, Elijah-John, Elijus, Elikai, Elios, Elnatan, Elorm, Eloy, Elyaas, Elbert, Eldar, Eli-Alexander, Eli-John, Eliah, Elias-James, Eliasz, Elijah-Lee, Elijas, Elior, Elisey, Eliya, Eliyohu, Eljay, Ellijah, Elson.