Elspeth

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What do you think of the name Elspeth. I love it but am aware many will find it weird

Beautiful and original without being ridiculous

I'm not a fan.

Really like it, traditional yet unusual. Would possibly be shortened to Beth though? Or Ellie? (But it's a P not a B so it might not🤔🤔)

I like it

Love it

How would it be pronounced? I've never heard of it before!

Really like it, I'm a big fan of the traditional names having a come back :)

Sweet for a little girl and elegant for a grown up. Might make me think there were Scottish connections, in a good way.

Have a friend with an Elspeth shortened to Elsie, both of which I like!

Elspeth, lovely, and not weird at all, its the Scottish version of Elizabeth, so well known in some places.

Not a fan, sorry. It sounds mean/witchy to me 🤷🏽‍♀️

Lovely!

Lovely name

Lovely. But it might get mispronounced as ElsBeth. There was a character in 'The Good Wife' called Elspeth. She was a bit 'out there' but quirky.

I really like it.

I love it too

Love it would use it if I could but we know someone with the name

Love it.

Also love Ishbel

It is lovely and I imagine extremely unusual anywhere other than Scotland.

It also makes me think of the Family Ness - which is no bad thing!

It's not weird at all! I really like it, and Elsie is a lovely shortened form.

It's my middle name. I'm Scottish. I used to hate it (I didn't like the 'pth' sound, I think) but now I quite like it.

I've lived in England for years now and I've never noticed people finding it weird - and I never have to spell it out for people.

I love it, I'd assume Scottish connections.

Far too old fashioned for me

And hard to say

The Flame Trees of Thika from the novel by Elspeth Huxley was a huge hit in the 1980s so I'm surprised if people old enough wouldn't recognise it. Not odd at all IMO and I'm from the SW of England.

Love it. I know 2- one who just turned 40 and a 6 mo baby. It works for both.