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Torn with these two names

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EJB20 · 11/12/2018 02:07

My DH and I are expecting DD in about 4 weeks and I’m torn between the two names, he likes both so is no help 😫😫
Adelaide Grace or Ellis James
I know Ellis is traditionally a boys name but I knew a girl called Ellis and she was just the most beautiful person and James is after my brother I didn’t like Jamie and I’m not concerned about it being feminine.
But I genuinely love Adelaide Grace as it’s not very common but I worry about it being too out there to be considered sensible!
TIA

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BertrandRussell · 11/12/2018 12:56

Suzie- so Adelaide Grace for a boy, yes?

Sophronia · 11/12/2018 16:46

Please go with Adelaide Grace!

Picknickers · 12/12/2018 00:21

Adelaide Elise for me personally. Don't like this trend of giving girls boys names. There'll be no boys names left!

TokenGinger · 12/12/2018 12:04

Adelaide Grace is lovely.

I think it's really unfair to give a girl two masculine names so Ellis James is a big no from me. Anybody reading her name on application forms etc in the future will assume she's a boy.

Adelaide Ellis or Adelaide James is nice, but not two masculine names together.

starkid · 12/12/2018 17:08

Definitely Adelaide Grace. I wouldn't give your daughter 2 traditionally male names.

Adelaide is beautiful and goes really well with Grace.

Narya · 12/12/2018 17:12

Agree with pp that giving your daughter not one but two boy names is pushing it a bit far. So Adelaide Grace for me, it's a nice combo

Flamingosnbears · 12/12/2018 17:40

Adelaide Grace

FamilyOfAliens · 12/12/2018 17:45

Using not one but two boys names (so she won’t even be able to go by her middle name if she gets fed up with everyone assuming she’s a boy) smacks of someone trying a little too hard.

neddle · 12/12/2018 17:47

My youngest has Adelaide as her middle name and everyone who hears it, loves it.
Queen Adelaide was Queen Victoria’s aunt.

Heratnumber7 · 12/12/2018 17:50

Ellis James for a girl? Hmm

Gobletoffire · 12/12/2018 20:44

Ellis James is a lovely name, but I wouldn’t personally use it for a girl. I do know girls called Ellis but with the middle name it’s too much. You might like it but she may not when she’s older. I would go for Ellis as a first name with a more feminine middle name, or if you still want James as a middle name then go for a more feminine first name rather than a unisex one x

diamondofdoom · 12/12/2018 20:49

Adalaide is lovely

Elizabethhh · 12/12/2018 20:58

Much prefer Adelaide Grace, Adelaide is lovely! I also think Adelaide James is very nice as James’ masculinity is balanced with Adelaide's Femininity

ohhelpohnoitsa · 12/12/2018 21:17

Ellis

ohhelpohnoitsa · 12/12/2018 21:18

Ellis Grace though, not James.

HankyPanky04 · 12/12/2018 21:31

Adelaide Grace

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