Elsie or Daphne

[Icklepickle101]

Me and DP have gone through every girls name suggested on MN in the last year I think and the final 2 are Elsie and Daphne.

We’d kind of decided on Elsie and then at he last minute I heard a lady in TV called Daphne and loved it and now I can’t decide! Elsie is my great grandmothers name but worried it’s a little twee?

I like Elle and Fi as nicknames

Elsie without a doubt

Love Daphne. Elsie is getting very popular. Daphne is great.

Elsie

Both twee to me sorry. Elsie marginally better.

I prefer Daphne, it's fantastic!

Elsie is nice too though.

Daphne, but I like Elsie too.

Elsie is terrible. Daphne is a tiny bit better.

Daphne, by miles - lovely classical name from the Greek myths. I know of a little Daphne, and I think you're just at the start of the new curve in names. I've never liked Elsie, and those Victorian/Edwardian names, especially if they've got a servant vibe about them, will go out of fashion from the mainstream in a few years, I think.

I would say Elsie is much nicer, for the nn Fi I would for Sophia.

Do you think Fi works as a nn?

I think you could have Fi as a nickname for Daphne. Or maybe Phenie? Or Laurel, if you're being creative, as that's it's meaning. You'd want to avoid Daffy, which isn't that pleasant to my ears.

Daphne! Lovely name and different too. Elsie not so keen on.

Daphne is a beautiful name (even if, as well as having the classical roots, it reminds me of Scooby Doo!), but also love your other option. My beloved late granny was Elsie Emily.

Daphne!

Elsie.

Elsie!

I just put them into Darkgreener out of interest and they are both on massive upward trends from 20 yrs ago, although Elsie is in top 50 and Daphne is down in the 500s so much rarer.

Neither is quite my thing but Daphne’s are beautiful plants at this time of year so I would like that association.

Delphi would shorten to Fi well.

Daphne. Definitely Daphne.

Daphne

Daphné

I love Elsie, it has a certain timeless charm. Daphne is a nice enough name, I’d not pull a face if someone told me they called their baby Daphne but it does remind me of Frasier and that god awful accent their housekeep had!
Sorry, hope I’ve not destroyed Daphne for you with that thought.

Daphne is super cute and is more unusual than Elsie

Daphne. Both are nice but Elsie is getting v popular.
Elle and Fi are a bit odd choices of nn. Elsie would be Els, and Daphne would be Daph, but you can choose any nn.

I would also suggest Delphine as an alternative.

Elsie is cute, but then I would name her Elizabeth or Elspeth. If you want to call her Elle, why not just call her Elle?

Daphne is also cute - more common than Elsie around here.

Both are twee and self consciously old-ladyish,, but that's very popular at the moment.