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Baby names
Elle or Flora
pancakesandpepsi · 15/03/2023 21:03
To further a previous thread as I was unable to edit the original post…
Which do you prefer and why?
emmathedilemma · 15/03/2023 21:09
Flora
Elle sounds incomplete to me, more like it should be a nickname
hedwigismyowl · 15/03/2023 21:10
Flora- I know a couple of Flora's and they're lovely
Elle- nope, too common as in frequency
Sandysandwich · 15/03/2023 21:11
I like Elle, sounds like it would suit all the ages, Flora is nice but soumds quite 'little girlish' to me
JamMakingWannaBe · 15/03/2023 21:41
Practice shouting the name (as you may do in the future across a playpark) and see if that helps you decide.
Twoinapod · 15/03/2023 21:56
Flora is beautiful
Elle seems unfinished and there’s so many Ellie variations it just gets lost in those
quietnightmare · 15/03/2023 22:13
A girl in my class was Flora many people called her 'utterly butterly' 'I can't believe it's not butter' sang the clover advert them tune you get the picture
But as PP. has said Elle feels like a nickname
Pearfacebananapoop · 15/03/2023 22:45
Elle - sounds elegant, slight 90s vibe.
Flora - margarine.
Zola1 · 15/03/2023 22:58
Depends where you're from...Flora is awful with a scouse accent, so I could never use it for my child. I love Elle its pretty and would grow with her
DramaAlpaca · 15/03/2023 23:00
Elle is French for 'she'. It doesn't feel like a name to me, there's something insubstantial about it.
Flora is much nicer.
OliviaFlaversham · 15/03/2023 23:02
Elle. I am not a fan of frilly names and find Rs tricky to say so Flora would be a no from the outset. I really like Elle (and Ellen is one of my favourite girl names).
JupiterFortified · 15/03/2023 23:05
I love Elle.
Flora just makes me think of margarine.
DuchessOfSausage · 16/03/2023 08:40
Flora.
Elle seems incomplete and there are so many El- names.
iwontforgetyoumyfriendwhathappened · 16/03/2023 08:52
Flora makes me instantly think of bacteria and biology, "natural gut flora" etc. Just not a nice name to me and sounds frilly and just generally kinda a sickly vibe to it.
Again- FOR ME. Everyone will have their own associations with whatever name you choose.
Elle makes me think Elle McPherson so definitely a 90s vibe to it. That and the magazine. I like it though I do think it sounds like maybe it should be short for something- having said that there's plenty of Tilly's, Penny's, Teddy's, Ben's etc out there who don't have the traditional full name so it does still work as a name in its own right.
Is there a middle name in mind? Just thinking either name may work better with whatever middle name you pick.
user1492757084 · 16/03/2023 11:04
Both Flora and Elle are nice names.
I prefer Elle and even better Ella, Ellinor or Eleanor.
shoopshoopdedoo · 16/03/2023 14:32
Flora. Not keen on Elle but, helpfully, I’m not really sure why!
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