how many ellie's do you know...is it common? can you chose your childs nickname?

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I don't want to say my eldest daughters full name, because I am paranoid about being anonymous...but basically her nickname could be
ellie
ella
elle

I like all of them but I prefer elle as I think its a little less popular. However other children have already called her ellie. Should i correct them. Can you enforce one nickname over another?
which name is the most popular...do you know the most of?

Hiya, my eldest girl must have a similar name to your DD as we call her by one of the NNs you listed (not Ellie).

We know lots of Ellie's of many ages and whilst it is a gorgeous name, I didn't want my DD NNed Ellie as it is so popular. Also, Ellie rhymes with our surname.

I would - and do - correct others if they call her Ellie. I wouldn't, though, be irritated/offended if friends NNed her Ellie. It's a soft name, one that I can see children using, so I'd take it as a compliment.

I know 2 Ella's and one Elle.

FWIW, all of the Ellie's who I have met have been lovely people. I have very positive associations with the name :)

I know one Ellie (Elianna), and 3 Ella's, no Elle's. I think they're all nice but wouldn't want my kid being nn'd Ella because its soooooo overly popular where i live (Canada). The others I'd be fine with. If it really bothers you then nip it in the bud and correct everyone. I had to have a talk with my siblings about the horrendous nn's they were calling my DS and DD because it really really bothered me and they've stopped.

We always intended our dd's nickname would be Ellie. She however has decided it is going to be Nellie. Occasionally we csll her Elle because of Legally Blonde

I know an infant school teacher who says that Ellie and Ella are very common in her school. What about Nell? it sounds quite quite cool!

Ellie is pretty common, as are Ella, Ellis

I like Elle. Classy

Oooh yes, Nell is good

I know quite a few Ellies, I also used to have a cat called Ellie. I think you can choose your childs nickname until they start school or start playing outside on their own, then you've no choice

Sorry but I think Nell sounds awful!

What about Stella? or Ellen?

In my dd school year 1 has; 3 Ellas, 1 Elise, 2 Ellies no Elle (yet) - don't get me started on Evie, Eva and Ava. She has a very good friend out of school called Nell which I think is pretty and more unusual.

I think you can dictate her nn used by family and your friends but I think her friends will call her whatever they and she wants- maybe not so much as a child but certainly when she's older.

NO you absolutely CANNOT choose or even influence a nickname!

I made this mistake with DD1. I love her full name, and I love one of the NN's that goes with it, but cannot stand the other regular nickname. And now that she is in Year 3, just guess what everyone - including the teacher, including herself - calls her. I thought I had it covered when she was still going by her full name in Reception but no, Year 1 came along and she immediately became NN2. I am slowly getting used to hearing others use it but will never use it myself for her. Ever.

Oh Hearts, I feel for you! I am incredibly curious as rigour DDs name and the NNs used

I disagree, the name you are called by your DM when you are tiny will always hold a particular resonance. And the exposure to it in the early years will make it a pretty firm part of their identity. (Unless siblings put their oar in, which can lead to odd results - eg Weasel for Louise).

And although children might play with their names, it doesn't really happen much until they are quite a bit older.

Bloody heck, not 'rigours' but 'to your' throws iPhone up wall

We decided on nn for our DD's when we chose their names once the could speak they chose their own nn. They will correct anyone who tried to shorten it to anything except their version.

Hearts: if you had called her by the preferred nn, I bet it would have stuck. If there is no family nn, then yes I agree you have to live with what turns up.

I know two Ellie's in real life aged 26 & 20 but I think it's becoming more popular now.

I think if you want a certain nickname to be used, you have to use it and introduce her by the nickname to other people otherwise they might call her by her full name or make up another nickname.

We call DS1 a nickname, but pretty much no-one other than family uses it. Strangers decided on his nickname and now that is how he introduces himself. I only rarely use it, by accident because I'm not terribly fond of it.

Yes Edith you might be right. Oh well, too late now

Mamatonic again, I'll PM you!

DS's name has only one possible nn - I chose it for that reason (and I like the name, of course!). However we still call him by his bump nn... Am sure that once he goes to school, other boys will prob call him by a nn related to our surname, which his dad also got (and still hates to this day). Don't think you can choose!

In DD's class there are several Ellie's and we know of 3 Ella's under 5. It is one of the most popular girls names around here.

I really like Nell too if you are looking for something a bit less popular or Elsa/Ellen.

Do you need a nickname for her?

There are A LOT of little Ellies, Ellas and Elles in our area - all three are very popular, but Elle is probably the least widely used.

Why do you need to shorten her name (to such a common one)?

ok maybe I will try to not shorten the name. is that possible? doesn't everyone name get shorten at some point?

I like the full name a lot but it is not an english name and everyone mispronounces it and/or doesn't no how to say it so friends of mine have already started saying baby elle and other kids have said ellie.... simply because they feel funny saying the full name incorrectly.