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Please talk to me about pretty, classic girls names

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GhoulsAreLoud · 22/10/2009 18:37

Am ok for a boys name, but need a girls name in case we have another DD.

Some names I like but can't use for this baby for various reasons are:

  • Isabelle
  • Madeleine
  • Amelia
  • Elizabeth

Can anyone think of any similar names? I would quite like something that would give the nn Ellie but have been here before and couldn't find anything I liked.

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orchid83 · 28/10/2009 16:19

Imogen

Rosa

scarletlilybug · 28/10/2009 08:26

Elspeth?

Helen/Helena?

Hannah?

Julia?

Rebecca?

Charlotte?

Olivia?

Claudia?

A nabel/Anabella?

belgo · 28/10/2009 08:12

Gabriella shortened to Ellie is lovely.

Hollyoaks · 28/10/2009 08:10

My dd is Isabella, but she gets Belles as a shortened version, which I absolutely love

Love Sophia and would love to use it this time isf I have another dd but too close to the name of a family dog , believe it or not.

I'm watching this thread as we seem to have similar taste in names, we're finding it hard to find a girl's name that we love as much as dd's. Spookily Joseph is one of our two boys names

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GhoulsAreLoud · 28/10/2009 08:03

Do like Sophia though..

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GhoulsAreLoud · 28/10/2009 08:02

Thanks.

I don't really like Ellie on it's ownm, I prefer a long version of a name that can be shortened as that's what mine and DD is got and I like the versatility.

I still like Elinor and Eloise but DH doesn't love them. He likes Isabella but it is too popular for my liking.

I'm not dead set on Ellie if something else comes along that I prefer, but haven't found it yet..

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Poohbearsmom · 27/10/2009 23:24

I really like alot of the names here if u really want Ellie y dont/couldnt u jus use Ellie?? No 'full name' jus Ellie, i used to work wit a lovely lady called Ellie... I love katherine too but they will prob b kathy by sch... Isabella is fab but bella is huge n da U.S now... Also love Evealin which is quite a classic i think...

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sykes · 27/10/2009 22:49

Cecilia. Nobody likes it - it's my name. Usually called Celia or C or Cec or Cesspit or CC or... maybe not?

Lionstar · 27/10/2009 22:47

Estelle can be shortened to Ellie

Plonker · 27/10/2009 22:45

What is your dd called?

Plonker · 27/10/2009 22:44

Hmmm, I would say Ella from Isabella really, not Ellie.

I think 'el' or 'elle' beginnings or endings give the nn Ellie better:

Ellen
Eleanor
Elena
Eleanora
Eliza
Ellysa
Eloise
Annabel
Isabel
Christabel

Ar e you dead-set on Ellie?

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GhoulsAreLoud · 27/10/2009 22:09

Thanks people.

Is Ellie a convincing nickname from Isabella or not at all really do you think?

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CinderellaRach · 27/10/2009 21:39

My name is Rachel so that's nice that you like that!Also I think we share a similar taste in names as I love:
Olivia
Mia
Belle

My son is called Ellis and if he was a girl he would have been Elle.Nell is also cute as is Ella Rose x

YoureTerribleMuriel · 27/10/2009 20:18

I love Alice
Claire
Nicola
Susannah
Antonia
Martha
Mary
Beatrice
Diana

cloelia · 27/10/2009 20:11

How about Christabel which would give you Ellie if you wanted? or Melanie? not v common nowadays.

ilovepeppapig · 23/10/2009 18:44

Sarah
Leah
Harriet
Hope
Olivia
Victoria

Jojay · 23/10/2009 13:25

Mary
Alice
Laura
Anna
Katherine

Cies · 23/10/2009 13:22

Serena
Verity
Alexandra
Clementine
Clemency

Ivykaty44 · 23/10/2009 13:19

Caroline
Emma
Jane
Mary-Ann
Eliza
Elizabeth
Sophia
Hannah
Suzhanna

ShowOfHands · 23/10/2009 13:16

Meredith
Clara
Xanthe
Alice
Beatrice

Mathilda is a bloody brilliant name in my unbiased opinion.

Cakesandale · 23/10/2009 13:11

What about Elena as an alternative spelling that would give Ellie?

Also I like Miranda (but have said so before on a diff thread so sorry to be repetitive.) But I DO!!

TanyaBranning · 23/10/2009 12:58

Helena
Charlotte
Tess/a
Eliza
Elspeth
Catherine
Laura
Rosanna
Victoria
Lydia

Jux · 23/10/2009 10:23

Camilla
Eleanor
Emily

Egg · 23/10/2009 10:21

My DD is Rebecca Catherine.

My sis is Lucinda but hated it all her childhood and has been Lucy since teenage years. Think it depends though on which circles you mix with as to whether child will love it or hate it, IYSWIM?!?!?