Elphaba

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Anyone got one? I would love to call a future dd Elphaba nn Elfie but an scared and dh is boring

Elfie not bad but Elphaba is just silly.

Truly awful unless a character in Wicked the musical.

Elfie is very cute but Elphaba is seriously horrible. A burden of a name.

Sounds like a villain in a Disney film rather than a girl's name.

My immediate thought was elephant. Sorry.

Well, it is Wicked that inspired me.

Also like Aoife which is much safer!

You have got to be kidding. Surely? And when the other kids say "that's a weird name" DD will say "no it's not, my DM named me after the Wicked Witch of the West"

It sounds like a toddler trying to say 'Elephant' or something.

You're right to be scared.

I had a great aunt Elfie, from her initials E.L.F.B

listen to your dh, he's right on this one

seriously?

Elfie is nice.

Elpheba is not a real name imo. Wizard of Oz was written by L F Baum (L F B) which was why it was used in Wicked.

You CANNOT name your child after the Wicked Witch of the West, however misunderstood.

Unless you are making a secret, forward thinking gift to her future daughter-in-law

I'd go for it- always provided the baby is born a bright green. Though I would expect to see definite signs of it defying gravity first.

What about Elfreda instead? www.behindthename.com/name/elfreda

Wendy wasn't a real name either and that caught on (seems to have died off a bit) so Elphaba could catch on

What about Hepzibah instead?

I had a very lovely friend called Hephzibah. Only one I've ever met

Ok I'm going to blame your hormones on this 1, I have a list of the potential names I had when expecting ds1, still bring it out when I need a giggle!

I thought about Elphaba as a name for a DD after watching Wicked. Then I realised that it would be bordering child abuse and crossed it off the list. I can see where you're coming from, but you can't actually use it.

I also considered Elmo and Grover at one point

Actually, I think I quite fancied Elmo at one point

You will give your daughter a sensible name, and one day you will look back on this idea and laugh at yourself.

(I actually think its a nice name, but there is no way you can use it!)

Love it. Don't think I'd be brave enough though. The grandparents would think we had gone.

How about Fiyero for a boy?

Anyway - she's not wicked she's good!

I would go with Aoife personally.

Elspeth?

Noooooooo.

Seriously bad idea to name a baby after the Wicked Witch of the West. (Unless it's bright green, of course)

I love it, it wa son our list if our baby was a girl (but he is a boy.) We have called him Elfie whilst he has been in my tummy and now I just feel like that is his name. We are going to call him Elvin which means elf friend, I think I will still call him Elfie though.