Sophie, Elowen, Nerissa

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What are your thoughts on these please.

And Happy Christmas.

Sophie. Classic timeless suits all ages and classes.
Elowen.Gorgeous different but not too try hard
Nerissa. See Elowen

Sophie is my favourite- lovely.

All lovely names. I think Elowen is my favourite followed by Sophie then Nerissa.

Sophie is so boring and unoriginal. Elowen and Nerissa are both stunning.

I think the Cornish way to say it is ‘El-oh-en’ (from how I’ve heard it said at playgroups here) but it could end up like you’re saying ‘L-O-N’ which is subtly different. I like it anyway and Nerissa is lovely.

I wouldn't really know how to pronounce Elowen, but it looks pretty. Love the other two.

Sophie is so boring - I must know about 10.

Love the other two.

Nerissa is so beautiful! Lovely meaning, classy, unusual and Shakespearean to boot. Elowen would be my second choice, although it could have pronunciation/spelling issues outside Cornwall. Sophie is okay, but a bit dull compared to the others.

Elowen

Elowen

Nerissa makes me think Malfoy. I can’t now remember the character’s real name even though I’m a huge HP fan.
Elowen looks like something spelled backwards, maybe just because I’ve never seen it before.
Sophie is pretty enough.

Elowen looks like something spelled backwards,

Newole

New ‘ole indeed!

@ShimmeringIce

That's Narcissa not Nerissa!

I knew a Canadian girl named Nerissa. She was lovely - of course that is irrelevant to the name. I like the name very much. Uncommon but not outlandish.

Elowen looks very pretty written down but I am not sure how it is actually pronounced. I thought it was El-oh-wen but I heard someone say it recently and they said Uh-loo-in (if that makes sense).

Sophie is a safe choice. Some would say boring because it's so common but there are a reason things are popular - often it's because they're good! This name will take someone anywhere and through all stages of life.

So I'm very unhelpful but I like all three names, though I am much more familiar with Nerissa and Sophie.

I like Elowen, as long as it works in the accent where you live. Here in Wales it would probably be el-owen as Owen is a common boys name.

I adore Elowen, first choice for me.
Sophie is a lovely classic and a safe choice.
I'm not a fan of Nerissa - nothing wrong with it but I just don't like the sounds or the style.

Love Nerissa and Elowen. Both were on my list for DD.

All three are gorgeous but I absolutely adore Nerissa. I have only ever met one (and she was lovely). I don't understand why it's used more when other Shakespearean names are popular.

Elowen is lovely too, as is Sophie. Sophie is a safe choice, but a solid and beautiful one. I always think of the little girl in The BFG.

Elowen is a Cornish name and Cornish, like Welsh, places the emphasis on the penultimate syllable. So it is el-OH-en. British Baby Names reckons it's occasionally el-OO-en. www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2018/07/name-of-the-week-elowen.html

I like it. Nerissa is lovely too. Sophie is lovely but feels a bit mainstream compared to Elowen and Nerissa.

Marissa, Larissa and Marisa are also nice.

Elowen is pretty but I wouldn’t choose it due to the numbers of Ellas and Eleanors/Elinors/Elenas around. So many ‘El’ names.

Sophie is a little dull.

Nerissa is lovely and would be my choice of the three, although I prefer Nerina and Marisa.

I love Elowen

Elowen is really lovely

Sophie v nice but v overused

Nerissa I really don’t like (reminds of Narcissa Malloy in Harry Potter)

... tho I spose the only thing c Elowen is high chance she’ll end up with nn Ellie or Ella, so you’d have to be down w that.

Are you in Cornwall OP? There’s a million and one Elowens here if that’s important to you.

I like Nerissa, but actually haven’t met a Sophie under the age of 25 in years,

All nice names but I like Nerissa best. Unusual and pretty but easy to spell and pronounce.