Thoughts on Estelle?

[berri]

What do you lot think?

:)

[HavingALittleFaithBaby]

Course Great Expectations is Estella is it not? I like Elle as a
NN is lovely.

[BeaLola]

Makes me think of Great Expectations - its ok.

[blue2711]

I have an Estella and adore the name obviously. Estelle lovely as well.

[rubydoobydoo]

I know a lovely Estelle - she's French Canadian. Pretty name and suits all ages

[Frikadellen]

I love it and it was on the short list for dd2 (Estelle and Estella)

[VBisme]

Love it (she's bound to shorten it to Elle when she becomes a teen!)

[cosykins]

Yes yes yes! It's also the queen in Barbar. I would have loved it for my dd but DH vetoed.

[HavingALittleFaithBaby]

I prefer Estelle to Stella - hear Stella, think Artois!

[Lollybrolly]

I prefer Estee (pronounced Estaa)

[sleeplessinderbyshire]

much prefer Stella, Estelle sounds a bit like some sort of 1980s TV has been with an estuary english accent

If you like the meaning (star) Tara and Seren are both much prettier names which mean star

[aufaniae]

I love it! I actually dreamt that we called our DD Estelle, and I have a lovely friend in RL called Estelle too.

DP doesn't like it sadly!

[Thisisaeuphemism]

Ooh I like it. Unusual but classic - makes me think of great expectations.

[berri]

Thanks everyone!

I was totally expecting to be put off, but now I feel like my mind's made up!

I feel relieved

[Ficidy]

Love this name. It's on my list. Just said it to dh too and he's not totally against it! Just have another 7 months to work on him some more. Great choice!

[FloatyBeatie]

It makes me think too much of the very cold-hearted woman in Great Expectations, vengefully trained by Miss Haversham to wow men with her beauty but to be incapable of loving them, and hence doomed to make them miserable.

[MoetEtPantsOn]

I know a 3 year old Estelle. They call her Stellie

[MolotovCocktail]

I like it. I know a 20yo Estelle - she and her family are Greek and apparently, there was some pop singer who was famous in Greece around that time (?)

I've never met another Estelle; I had it in mind for DD1 but didn't go for it simply because of 20yo Estelle (I know her, but not very well. Might have looked like I named DD1 after her, which might have appeared odd, IYSWIM).

[Reaa]

Love it, was on my baby list for DD's too.

[survivingwinter]

It's beautiful - was on my list for dd...

[Selks]

It's lovely, it doesn't have any particular associations for me.

[MidnightMasquerader]

Estelle Leonard for me too - but - I don't think most people now would think of her.

I definitely prefer it to Stella.

[ripsishere]

Lovely name. As is Ottoleine.

[RiaOverTheRainbow]

Makes me think of Joey's agent in Friends, sorry.