Elle

[RubyReynolds64]

Opinions welcome on the name Elle please, pronounced ‘Ell’ not ‘Ellie’. Short and sophisticated or do people just think of Legally Blonde?

Lovely and sophisticated

If you have to specify how a name is pronounced, then a lot of people will pronounce it wrong. (I've previously been told off by a parent for pronouncing Elle as Ell, as apparently I should have know it was Ellie)

Yep, I think Legally Blonde. Or Elle magazine. It sounds like a nickname.

I watched Legally Blonde last week and that’s a pretty good association! It’s pronoun in French. It’s well used enough as a name that I don’t think it’s a big deal, but might be something to consider.

I think of the French word for 'she'.

It's not in the least bit sophisticated. Sorry.

This name drives me mad. It is Elle. ‘L.’ Not Ellie.

Legally Blonde, Elle McPherson, Elle magazine, 'she', the letter L

It's not awful but I don't think it's particularly sophisticated. There are a lot of Ellas around at the moment so she'd probably get called that quite often.

Love it. I have never seen Legally Blonde

I like it. But have you considered Eleanor, known as Elle?

I do like Legally Blonde though.

It’s nice. I think most people would know that it’s El and not Ellie.

I think she'll be lumped with all the girls called Ellie and Ella. I don't think it's particularly sophisticated but it's not unsophisticated either.
I associate it with the French word for she, model, magazine, Legally Blonde. The movie is not a bad association imo

I really like it.

How about El as a shortened version of Eleanor or Elizabeth. No confusion then.

Very sweet and pretty

So many Ellies and Ellas around. People will assume it is short for a name starting with El.

How about Dee or Kay instead?

Awful.

'elle's bells

I like Elle. Nicer than Ellie or Ella.

One of my favourite names. Unfortunately we have decided on "Evan" if our baby is a boy so we can't use Elle (say them together). However if we have a girl now and then a second daughter Elle will be her name. Go for it!

I really don’t like it, it’s like half a name.

@AnotherLauraLou

I really don’t like it, it’s like half a name.

I always think that about Demi.

I think it's lovely

It makes me think of ‘ells angels.

I’m not keen, it sounds like the rest of the name is missing and it’s just a nickname. There are too many Ellie’s and Ella’s for it to be sophisticated.

@LorenzoVonMatterhorn

I don't like it - I agree it sounds like it's missing something. Also not sure about using a pronoun as a name in today's world...

Thank you for everyone’s input; some of your comments did make me chuckle and has certainly given me food for thought. Perhaps I will go with a longer name that can be shortened sometimes to Elle as a nn. Thank you.