Do you like Elsie?

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What do you think of the name? My next door neighbour growing up was a lovely little lady called Elsie and I think it’s adorable so I’d love to use it! My only worry is that it’s too old fashioned and I can’t see it on a teenager/ adult.... What do you think? It would be Elsie Elizabeth as a full name. My only other idea is ottilie (nn ottie) opinions would be great Thankyou! ☺️

Its lovely.
I'm in the north of scotland and know 3 Elsies born recently

I love it. It's quite popular in my area. I'd maybe use it next time.

I know so many girls called Elsie- usually double barrelled with May or Mai.

Sorry, but it's really common now

I like it, I know a couple - all under 5.

I love it. My friends DD is called Elsie, she's 7.

I love it. I have a beautiful Aunty Elsie and it’s such a lovely name to me

Love it. If I had another girl I'd seriously consider it. A bit of an old Scottish name but I think it's lovely.

Love it!

I love it! Such a pretty name

Elsie feels a bit twee as a full name to me. I prefer it as a nickname for Elisabeth/ Elspeth/ Elsa.

As Elsie is a diminutive of Elizabeth, having the full name Elsie Elizabeth seems a tad redundant.

I didn't realise that Toast, but was going to say anyway the two together seem a bit much. Almost a bit of a tongue twister, and look too similar. Sorry OP, and of course it's entirely up to you what you call your child.

Thankyou for the feedback! Elsie seems generally quite liked which I’m really pleased about. Can you see it on a teenager etc? That’s my only concern. Also I didn’t realise it was basically a short version of Elizabeth! Maybe they don’t work together in that case! I only wanted to use it as it’s my grandmas name ☺️

I love it, but agree that Elsie Elizabeth is a bit like calling a child Harry Henry, or Jimmy James or Betty Elizabeth. If that doesn’t bother you though, go for it! Despite being the same names they do sound lovely together.

My mum's name 😀
She’s 91.
My dgd best friend at school.
She’s 8
So pretty universal I’d say.

Maybe Elsie has become so separate from Elizabeth it is like two separate names now? Like Sally and Sarah. I can definitely see a teenager called Elsie.

My mum is Elsie Elizabeth.
Named after her mum and the midwife.

Elsie is fine as a teenager name. Although a lot of people may call her else for short.

Much prefer Ottilie. I hate Elsie probably for the same reasons you love it- an old lady’s names.

Elsie ranked 22 in 2018 in England and Wales, the last year for which we have official data:
names.darkgreener.com/#elsie

Has risen sharply in popularity over the past 10 years.

It's not a favourite, but I'm almost certainly much older than you.

Elsie was an older mum's name or a granny name when I was little.
Bettys were a bit younger, then Liz a bit younger again, then Lisa or Beth(an) in my age group.

I associate the name with the film Cabaret and with Elsie Tanner, (you may need to look these up so not particularly good associations.

I like it but as a nn for Elizabeth or Elspeth. I wouldn't use it as her actual name, personally.

I really love this name. If I had another I would use this name.

Love it , we would have used it but had boys.

I prefer a longer name on the birth certicate so would never just use Elsie but I have a dd called Elspeth and we were stuck between Elsie or Essie as a nn. We went with Elsie as the nn when she was born and used it for about a week but it just didn't feel right at all, way too twee so we went with something different (not Essie but a different nn). Some people still occasionally call her Elsie and it makes me cringe, I really don't like the name at all anymore