Two names - opinions please

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What do yout think about Ellen and Elsie and which do you prefer? I like both but have rservations about both. Ellen - is it a tad boring compared to some names out there? Elsie - is it a bit over the top granny chic or pretentious?

Any other suggestions very welcome. We are looking for something that will stand the test of time.

I love Elsie, really pretty name, Ellen is nice just find it a bit plainer...

Have you thought about Elsa? Or Ilse?

I like Eleanor over Ellen
and Elsa over Elsie...

Or Esme, Esther, Eliza are other lovely E names.

Ellen is lovely. Elsie a bit prissy and frilly for my taste.

Can I throw Edith into the mix?

Elsie is lovely. I love it just on it's own, but for the "test of time" aspect, she could be an Elsa, an Elise or even an Elizabeth.

I have an Eleanor who has become an Ellie at school so I rather wish I'd chosen Elspeth instead.. and she'd probably be Elsie, but that is less common for her age group (teen).

Elsieis the one I would pick.....ellen is super boring!

How can a name be boring?

Ellen is rather staid. Elsie is nice as a nickname for Elspeth or Elisabeth.

Elsie.

Elsie.

Not a huge fan of either as both examples I know get Ellie which is very common these days! Would prefer Ellen though as more additional and less "trying to hard"!

Also ny nan was Ellen and got nelly her whole life which is a cool name!

Wasn't Ripley from Alien an Ellen? She's not exactly staid.

That said, the Ellen I know is in reality an Ellie. Just in case that influences you...

I think I vote Elsie, as I quite like olden-day-making-a-comeback names.

Elsie is a bit granny chic for me, sorry.

I don't like Ellen.

Elise?

I quite like Ellen actually. You could have Nell as a nn which I really like.

Elsie is too cutesy for me. Elsa is great though. Or Elise.

Sorry don't like Elsie at all.

Ellen is ok. What about Esme?

I like Elsie very much. I think it can stand alone rather than being a nickname and I usually very much prefer the full name; but I think it has actually become a name in its own right, like Sally (previously nn for Sarah).

I know a lovely adult Ellen which has given the name a new lease of life for me.

I'd go for Ellen with Elsie as a nickname.

Ellen. The ones I've known in RL have been lovely.

Elsie a bit too old lady for me.

Prefer Ellen but there are so many Ellies and Ellas out there it may get lost in the mix.

I love Ellen and know a really cool 10 year old one I'm not a fan of Elsie at all, but like Elise.

I like Ellen but a Mum I know whose DD has this name always says she is fed up with people thinking she said "Helen" especially when arranging apointments over the phone.

I don't like Elsie that much.

Love Eleanor, Verity, Charlotte, Amelia, Louisa, Alicia

Edith?