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Elliott for a girl?

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Hope88 · 21/02/2011 18:31

I really like Elliott for a boy and have started thinking about using it for a girl as well.

Do you know any Elliott girls?

What spelling is correct for a girl? Elliott or Elliot or Eliot ??? Maybe Elliotte?

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piprabbit · 21/02/2011 18:33

I've only heard of Elliot Read in Scrubs - but I do quite like the name for a girl.

thisisyesterday · 21/02/2011 18:34

i know a baby girl Eliot. (after T.S)

very cute IMO

Maelstrom · 21/02/2011 18:37

Why? no. Would you call a boy "Rose"? is doable, nothing to stop you but it would give the child hell through out their lives.

I know an Italian boy called Andrea, it's difficult for him. Even when the name is perfectly boyish at his native Italy.

sanam2010 · 21/02/2011 19:16

Don't know anyone but live it! Go for it! It's very special.

PearlBarley · 21/02/2011 19:18

Along with her other sister Dave and brother Penelope?

Raahh · 21/02/2011 19:42

No- Elliot is BOYS name (and I always pop up on threads like these to say Elliot in Scrubs was given a boys name by her father, as a joke. She had several older brothers, and they didn't expect her to be a girlGrin)

As for spelling- for a boy, I have a preference for Elliot (which I would, since it is ds's name). The surname tends to be Eliot/Elliott. As for Elliotte......HmmGrin

However you spell it for a girl, it will still be a boys nameSmile.

OliveMalay · 21/02/2011 19:46

I think of it as a boy's name. Haven't met a female Elliot.

Rhubarbgarden · 21/02/2011 20:46

Boys name. Daft on a girl.

2cats2many · 21/02/2011 20:47

Lovely and original.

rubyslippers · 21/02/2011 20:47

Elliott is a great name

For a boy

BelligerentGhoul · 21/02/2011 20:52

Dislike, sorry.

SilveryMoon · 21/02/2011 20:54

Love it for a girl. Is on my list for if we ever have a girl

PlymouthSound · 21/02/2011 21:01

Nope, really don't like this name, it sounds quite hard and masculine and leaves your little girl open to years of confusion and explanations. Is it worth it?

labtest · 21/02/2011 21:09

Doesn't Sting have a daughter called Elliot?

Nyx · 21/02/2011 21:20

I like it for a girl. I like the Eliot spelling - only if it is because of 'TS Eliot' though. Otherwise I would probably spell it Elliot. However, that's just me - I have no real reason for it!

piebald · 21/02/2011 21:24

I like it and if she didnt she could always use Ellie ( but def only one L) I dont think it is a common enough boys name to cause too much confusion. I know a family who all have it as a middle name

pippylongstockings · 21/02/2011 21:24

I really quite like it.

But then if we ever had a girl we would have called it Percy! Grin HOnestly I really like the whole ambigious male/female name thing.

thisisyesterday · 21/02/2011 21:26

the Eliot i know is Lottie for short

helpingout · 21/02/2011 21:27

I love it.

Fizzylemonade · 21/02/2011 21:33

There are 3 Elliot named boys in my son's year at school. I think it starts being hard when a name is almost always idenitified as being male or female.

There are two Taylors in the year, one is a girl and the other is a boy. Causes a lot of confusion.

Children can be very cruel and ask why have you got a boy's name?

I think it is a lovely name but for a boy.

pinksky · 21/02/2011 21:58

My niece is Elliot, nn Ellie. I really like it. Everyone assumes she's called something else, like Eleanor but no one has ever made a negative comment (explicitly!). Doubt it'll be a problem for her, she can just use her nn if she likes.

Like pippy I also really like more ambiguous names.

MajorBumsore · 21/02/2011 22:03

Dreadful. Sorry but it's very 'faddy' and common.

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Hope88 · 23/02/2011 15:19

Thanks for your comments!

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