Hello all
Firt child due, and we are choosing names.
We have chosen names for a boy (traditional family names of either William or Matthew - will decide when we meet him).
However girls name is entirely different, and we'd like a more unusual name. I wanted to call our daughter Eleanor Mae (Ella to her friends). However my hubbie reminded me that his cousin's daughter is Eleanor and apparently she goes by Ella, and so he doesnt want either.
I have considered having one first name and hyphenating it - Ella-Louise? (perhaps too long)
Or alternatively I think Evelyn is beautiful, and could be shortened to Evie or Eve.
The other name I love is Elise. However my paternal grandmother is called Elsie, my mum has had a very difficult relationship with Elsie, and I suspect the name Elise would upset my mum (my nan is the sort of person who would assume we've named her first great-grandchild after her and gloat to my mother).
So does anyone have a name similar to Elise, but an alternative spelling. I was considering Eilise??
Thanks all,
Kate