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What do you think of Elliot?

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littlemslazybones · 30/09/2013 18:58

I like this name and am considering naming ds3, due Jan, Elliot. When I have mentioned this to some family members they pull a face while saying 'oh really? Er, that's nice'. What are they thinking that they haven't got the balls to say to a hormonal pregnant woman? Am I missing something?

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Mamafratelli · 30/09/2013 21:21

Love it but she vetoed it.

The best looking man I have ever met was called Elliot. :)

Mamafratelli · 30/09/2013 21:21

Dh vetoed not she!

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littlemslazybones · 30/09/2013 21:27

Mamafratelli I can imagine that would be a hard sell if your dh was aware that it reminded you of the best looking man you had ever met Grin

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TallulahBetty · 30/09/2013 21:50

I like it. How about Ellis? This was my favorite when pregnant.

DurhamDurham · 30/09/2013 21:54

I love the name Elliot, we chose that for our first born if we had a boy (we had a girl) This was despite the fact that we lived in a street with the same name. We knew we wouldn't be living there for ever so were prepared to put up jibes about naming our child after the street we lived in.

Tikkamasala · 30/09/2013 23:14

I really like it.

Wriggers · 01/10/2013 07:49

Love it!

pegster · 01/10/2013 07:55

Love it but sadly too close to our surname so didn't/couldn't make our short list

stinkingbishop · 01/10/2013 07:58

I think it's lovely. Family will always be a bit odd about names. My MIL still can't pronounce Charlotte for lord's sake. She goes SharLOTTE very deliberately...

Sunnysummer · 01/10/2013 08:09

Girl or boy? Although it used to be a boys name, I now know two small girl Elliots (plus Scrubs!), so think of it as more female.

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 01/10/2013 08:34

Love it, suits all ages.

AnythingNotEverything · 01/10/2013 08:40

I'm not a fan, but mainly because where I live no one pronounces the final "t".

If you love it, then go for it.

Madamecastafiore · 01/10/2013 08:44

It's DS's middle name. Would have been his 1st name but rhymes with DDs name exactly and thought it sounded a bit silly having kids with rhyming names.

FreedomOfTheTess · 01/10/2013 12:18

I love Elliot. For a boy only.

In the series Scrubs, Elliot does say in an early episode, her dad had wanted a boy and that's why she was given a boy's name. Scrubs never tried to suggest Elliot is a female name, in fact it's the opposite, and they made it clear it was a male name used on a girl!

juneau · 01/10/2013 12:31

I love it. I wanted to call DS1 Elliott, but DH didn't like it. I didn't manage to persuade him to call DS2 Elliott either Sad

Raahh · 01/10/2013 13:45

I have an Elliot -he's nearly 11. I still love it- very rarely come across another, (not that that bothers me), and no-one ever makes the E.T connection- or the Pete's Dragon connection eitherGrin.

And (because just seeing half the title, I was worried you were considering it for a girl)- I came on to make the same 'Scrubs' point Freedom made as I have on many Elliot threads over the years. Grin

There are at least 3 accepted spellings - Elliot, Elliott, Eliot though, which can sometimes pose a problem. The first one is rightWink.

squoosh · 01/10/2013 16:50

I like the name Elliot but it always

Grin
birdofthenorth · 01/10/2013 20:55

Love it. Know some adult and child ones. Has a lovely sound to it.

ch1134 · 01/10/2013 22:44

When I went to school we had these temporary classrooms, like portacabins, and they were always called 'the elliott huts'. I don't know why, but it makes me think of a run down school!

harrygracejessica · 02/10/2013 09:26

I've got an Elliot, loved the name and luckily DH did too :-)

laura0007 · 02/10/2013 09:35

Elliot will be my DSs middle name when he's born in feb Smile

GwendolineMaryLacey · 02/10/2013 09:36

Love Elliot, really love it.

CleverOl10 · 02/10/2013 15:11

I ran it past my DH and he also likes it so it has moved to the top of our list for boys! Prefer the spelling Elliot.

Alisvolatpropiis · 02/10/2013 18:45

I like it...for a boy. Knew one at school.

The only girl one I've ever come across was the doctor in scrubs and it was one of the initial gags really, dad wanted a boy, gave her the boys name even though she was a girl etc etc.

Alisvolatpropiis · 02/10/2013 18:46

I always think Elliot is a first name, Elliott is a surname and Eliot is plain wrong. But that's just me.