Girls shortlist

[Harra21]

Opinions on our shortlist please, we have a 2 year old called Albie

Wren Elsie
Orla Elsie
Fleur Elsie
Nell Elsie

thanks

Wren

but nell goes better with Albie

Nell. The others are a bit twee.

Nell

Orla.

Elsie is a really awkward middle name. It doesn't really flow with anything.

Wren, but im biased as thats my daughters name

Agree with pp who said Elsie is an awkward middle name - would you have that as a 1st name?

Orla

Not Wren, it's a kitchen fitting place.
Fleur is nice

No, Nell is really unpleasant. And doesn't go with Elsie either. In fact, none of them go brilliantly with it. Could Elizabeth be an option instead? Orla Elizabeth and Wren Elizabeth are quite nice.

Elsie seems like an important name for you, but I agree with others, in that it’s a tricky one to go well with your other names.

I like Wren and Nell. However, I think Elsie goes so well with Albie - is there a reason Elsie isn’t considered as a first name?

I really like Elsie and Nell. I'm not so keen on Wren or Fleur (which always seems a bit awkward to say). Orla is quite nice.

Oh that’s hard! I instantly saw Fleur and thought yes but now looking at the others I do also really love Wren and it’s so unusual and I’ve always loved Nell. I did used to really like orla but I work with kids and have known too many I think. If I was pushed I’d maybe go wren but they are almost equally nice names 🙈

Not a fan of Wren. Love Nell but it sounds a little odd with Elsie (too much el sound).

So I suggest Orla or Fleur. Or Ayla or Alys which I really like at the mo.

Elsie is my grandmothers name hence it’s use

thanks for all the input - a mixed bag!

Nell is gorgeous, but Elsie doesn't work as a middle name.

I would use Elsie as a first name.
It’s quite hard to match a name if you use it for a middle.

I prefer Elsie as a first name over all of those. Nell is really awful. Makes me imagine some downtrodden, misfortunate in a Catherine Cookson.

I really dislike Wren. I also think it’s faddy. Orla is lovely.

Orla is the only one that isn't twee, but I don't like it.
Nell is nice as a nickname, but it's not a name in it's own right.

Call her Elsie Fleur.
Wren is awful - kitchens
Orla - I can't unsee Oral
Fleur - depends on accent
Nell - doesn't flow with middle name

Elsie as a first name! Albie and Elsie sound lovely together.

I think a three or four syllable first name goes best with Elsie as the middle name:
Lydia Elsie
Elizabeth Elsie

Orla

Wren is my favourite, love it.

I love Nell but if you want something to flow more with Elsie you could have it short for something like

Elinor Elsie (which flows but maybe too many Es)
Helena Elsie (I like this)
Penelope Elsie (is this too much?)
Anneliese Elsie (this flows)
Nella Elsie (which flows much better than Nell Elsie and is close to Nell)