Elliot - for a girl?!

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I've been thinking about this name for a while, and recently I've started to think it sounds really pretty for a girl. Am I alone in thinking this? We would probably go for something along the lines of Elliot Pearl/Elliot Grace.

Is this a stupid pregnancy induced idea?

There are many lovely Ellie ish girls' names. I would assume Elliot was a boy.

I think since one one of the main characters on the television show Scrubs has been a female Elliot, it has become more widely used for girls.

Also, the nickname Elle or Ellie are very feminine.

I like Elliot Pearl more than Elliot Grace.

I think in america elliot is used as a girls name. Ok i have seen it on a prog whete a family have an older girl then they had quintuplets? Their elder dd is elliot.

Ok for a girl.i think. My dd has eden as a middle name, that is a name often used for boys as well.

I love it. I think it is really pretty.

It's a massive boys name for me.

Scrubs! I think it's quite nice, although the nicknames are awful imho. Just use the full name and it'll stick

I know several, and they are all boys.

I like it. She will have a lifetime of people presuming she is a boy before they meet her but then so do lots of people with unisex names. I say go for it.

I personally really like it (you don't want yet another Ellie/Ella/Eleanor!), but I like unisex names. I think Elliot Grace flows better than Elliot Pearl.

Would try and avoid the nn Ellie as face as possible. I've not met any little Elliots - I suppose it wouldn't be great if she was at school with a lot of male Elliots.

5madthings, I love the name Eden, it's beautiful. I also love Scout and Marley (would use if it didn't rhyme with DS's name!) though, so not too into really 'girly' names.

I know a small female Elliott and tbh i was a bit unsure when they announced her name, but now it's just her iyswim and i rather like it

My cousin's daughter is an Elliot. I think it is pretty. I prefer it for a girl than a boy. However most people loook surprised when they hear so you just have to be ready for that. I like Elliot Grace

I like it.

Its growing upon me!

Does anyone have any other suggestions of unusual girls names that either aren't too 'girly' or that have a variety of nicknames?

Elliot Pearl is beautiful!

Hadley
Harper
Emerson

No.

Erin something like that?

And Sienna Miller has just called her baby girl Marlowe, which is growing on me (gets you round the issue of Marley rhyming with Harley).

Rowan.

Absolutely love Elliot for a girl!

Rowan's gorgeous, can't imagine DH going for it though. Thank you all for your feedback :)

I thought it was a boys name. [hconfused] (just wanted to use one of these new smileys. [hgrin]

Not one for me but you could always spell it Elliette if you wanted a distinctly feminine name.