Elliot - for a girl?

[DaniellaRose]

What do you think?

Just no.

Why not?

Horrid

Nice enough for a boy, but don't like it at all for a girl.

Reminds me of the doctor in Scrubs. Don't love it but don't mind it either.

Elliette?

No

I knew a little girl named Ellis which was really pretty, and similar to Elliot

You'll be told it's crap or it's the name of a female character from Scrubs so great.

Personally I like unisex names but if it's one much more common in boys then you (and she) will end up with a lifetime of apologising for being female rather than being the expected male.

If you live in a place like the US where unisex names are more common then go for it. Nobody will care as much.

Juliet & Henrietta immediately spring to mind.

Elliot will inevitably get abbreviated to Ellie - are you happy with that?

No.

I think you risk people thinking that it's a misprint of Ellie.

Won't people assume you wanted a boy?

No-one ever says 'shall I call my son Daisy or Cynthia?' do they?

There seems to be a fashion for traditionally boys names used for girls.

There's nothing wrong with calling a girl Elliot (or Elliott), it's an ok name, everyone would get used to it on a girl.

Apparently (google tells me) Sting has a daughter called Elliott.

Ellie is a cute nickname, everyone will assume 'Eleanor' though.

I absolutely adore the idea of it, but would be reluctant to do it myself. It would be really cute though!

Awful.
And Elliette Ffs there's always one poster who comes up with an even grimmer version than the OP's original suggestion

How about Ellis

@PunkrockerGirl to be fair, I think Elliette is a French girls name?

Thank you, guess that's a no!

Elliette is not a name.

Elliette is not a name.

It is if someone calls their child it. There's no rule against new or original names. There you go OP, you'd be the first, maybe even start a trend.

If you like it... Do it.

Love it, this is on my list if I have a girl 😍

i like it

I didn't say I liked the name just that I had come across one...sorry!