to want to name my DD this.

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I love the name Elsie but have had some odd reactions when I've mentioned it to people. My sister said it was pretentious and a random lady in a shop laughed out loud yesterday. I've had the wind taken out of my sails. Is it really not on to name your baby Elsie?

I really need some objective views from ordinary folk to sort this out and don't want to ask anyone else in real life. I haven't posted in baby names as I assume most have a particular interest in names over there.

Am I being unreasonable to want to name my baby Elsie?

If we'd had a third she would have probably been an Elsie. It was DH's grandmother's name and he was very close to her. But I think it was popular long enough ago not to sound old ladyish any more, if that makes sense.

I think it is a very pretty name.

I quite like it but it does remind me of Elsie Tanner who was a bit of a lush on Coronation Street aeons ago ! What about Elsa - the beautiful lionness in Africa?

I like it. My MIL is called Elsie-Anne and she's lovely.

Reminds me of an Elvis Costello song

.."They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie
I don't want to go to Chelsea".

I think it's a lovely name, very pretty and not common. Ignore other peoples reactions, if you love it, go for it, they'll like it when it's 'her' name :-)

Its in the same bracket as Alfie, Archie, George, Lilly, Flo Harriet and Matilda they are all very popular again.. Once the baby is here and you present it with its name people will instantly fall in love and the name will become the baby.

sorry about calling your baby It.

lovely name, at least its an actual name not a made up one!

It's like all the 'old' names - their time comes around again. You'll
probably start a trend.
Call your baby what you like.

Lovely name. Ignore ANYONE who wants to suck the joy out of the world.

Elsie.............. How nice. :)

My grandmother was Elsie and she died when I was expecting dd1. I changed the letters around and make her middle name Elise in her memory

Elsie is just lovely

Go for it and sod the naysayers.

I love the name Elsie. My friend runs a vintage china hire website named after her grandmother - Elsie Florence. Its so pretty.

I adore the name Elsie but OH wouldn't let me have it! We settled for Eliza instead :) YNBU, it's your baby and your choice. Just don't tell anyone until she is born!

My names Elspbeth but I'm known as Elsie and I'm 25 and like my name. Old fashioned names are back I fashion and I'd you like the name what does it matter about other peoples opinions. Xxx

Love it. If you can have Evie, Maisie, Amelie etc don't see why Elsie is so different. And it makes a change from Elise.

I wouldn't bat an eyelid at Elsie. I work in a school, it is one of the most common names!

My lovely Gran was Elsie. I wanted Elsie or Elise for DD, but DH could not be persuaded, sadly.

There are three at DD's preschool; it's obviously not that odd!

I really would recommend keeping quiet about potential baby names though as people will give their (rude/biased/ill-informed) views whereas when the baby's born and the name is presented as a fait accompli-people tend to keep quiet!

Hello, this is my first ever post! My lovely 12yr old dd is called Elsie. I didn't name her after an aged relative, or just to anger the mil; I chose the name because I like it. Elsie has never been teased because of it, and I have had very few negative comments.

I don´t like it but I do like Elsa & Elise.

I wanted to name dd2 Elsie but dp used his veto.

We settled on Eliza as a compromise.

My brother (or, more realistically, his girlfriend) wanted to name their baby girl Poppy. But they recognised that it's a pretty frivolous name, and gave her a first name of Olivia, second name Poppy.

They call her Poppy, that's what we all call her. It'll probably stick, and certainly within the family.

However if Poppy grows up to be Prime Minister, then she's got a "grown up" name that's her actual name. I just can't see "Poppy Surname, the new British Prime Minister" working.

So - my verdict: yanbu, she's your baby. Why not name her Elizabeth on the birth certificate? You can then call her Elsie, she'll always respond to that, but she's also got a choice later in life to, quite legitimately, be called Elizabeth should that be more appropriate to what she chooses to become.

Fabulous name. Bet it's on the way back!

I think old fashioned names are coming back in. It might be a bit out there and unexpected now but i bet in a few years there'll be quite a few new Elsies. Then you might be sad that it's not unusual anymore. This happened with my son's name. Thought we were being different but now every boy and his dog has the same name - or seems that way.

I likeit btw