Tabitha, Elsie, Eloise, Eloisa, Elodie?

[LilyTuesday]

As above- Would like any opinions on these names and middle name either Lily or Violet.

Tabitha Lily
Elsie Violet
Eloise / Eloisa Lily
Elodie Lily

A few others that might make the list but I am on the fence -

Elara Violet
Elora Violet
Luna Lily
Sylvie Violet

Also, if I like names like these, what else might I like ? 😅

OH prefers traditional style names and I would probably prefer more unusual names- the first list are the names we both like- but we both like them rather than LOVE them. Maybe a traditional name with good nickname potential!

Thank you.

boys name is already sorted - Jude.

Tabitha, Elodie, Eloise, Elara, Eloda,Elora, Suki ( put the kettle on), Luna (tic) - all awful. Ditto Rex (dog?), Jude (Hey), Finn ( n'haddock.) (As for Tabby or Tibby (cat), you must be joking!)

Anna, Lily, Elsie, Elizabeth, Violet, Isabella OK.

@creaamontop and me 😀 I love it

You’ve helped by ruining the name Luna for me🤣

I have negative connotations with Tabitha as the two I know are not pleasant children. Really would avoid Tabby/Tibby nicknames as they are cat names.

From your list I like Eloise the best. Have always disliked Elodie no idea why. I also think Clara is a lovely name.

Elizabeth is nice, but a bit dull. It has so many potential nn but Elsie isn’t really one of them. Once she went to school you might find it turns into Liz/Lizzy/Libby. Or Elly. My SIL tried to enforce an unusual nn for her Elizabeth and it was just a source of stress and constantly reminding people. By the time she was 8 or 9 she just picked her own more typical nn. If you like Elsie just call her that.

Elsie is the shortened version of Elspeth - Scottish.

I LOVE the name Tabitha. Tabitha Lilly is lovely.
Congratulations!

You have great taste if names, I love all of these! We are a big fan of the El names also. I really don’t think you could go wrong with any, all beautiful :) love Tabitha too!

Tabitha Lily - ok but Tabby or Tibby a bit too much like cat names

Ignoring the middle names, these names just look like a lot of Ellie type names:
Elsie Violet - don't like Elsie
Eloise / Eloisa Lily - Eloise/Eloisa too much of a mouthful
Elodie Lily - unblievably dull and too many Ls
Elara Violet - don't like Elara, Lara is much nicer
Elora Violet - don't like Elora, Laura is much nicer

Luna Lily - awful
Sylvie Violet - ok, but too many Vs

what about Eliza if you like Elizabeth?

My name is Elsie, I'm mid 40s so grew up with this Old lady Monicker Long before it got popular again

I was called Chelsea, Elsa, Elise, Elle, Elizabeth, Elspeth, Emma, Leslie 😅 growing up and people just didn't catch my name right

So people will always miss hear this range of names

I'm going to suggest the name I was going to give a daughter if I had one

Evelyn Lily (soft e's)

From yours, I like Elodie Lily

Eloise, Eloisa And Elodie are all lovely. I personally prefer them with Violet as a middle name.
love your boy names.

Elsie is usually a nn for Elspeth, the Scottish version of Elizabeth.

Elizabeth is a very classic name with loads of nn options depending on personality. Liz, Lizzie, Beth, Betty, Liza, Libby, Eliza.

Tabitha is gorgeous! My Tabitha goes by Tibby, Bea, Kitty, Tiggs… or her full name! I love Tabitha and think it’s rare and quirky and pretty and strong and cool. The best by far on your list (but I’m biased!).

I know a lovely Tabitha who gets called Tibs/Tibby. I love Tabitha Lily or Eloise Lily they flow really well.
If you like Elizabeth then Violet Elizabeth sounds nice too.

Not Luna Lily that sounds weird like a cartoon character.

I really dislike Tabitha. I think Violet and Elizabeth are good names. I think more weight should be placed on the first name rather than how the two names flow as it's not important as will never be used.

I like Tabitha Violet rather than Tabitha Lily. It just sounds more definite and it's also fun. I like the cat connotations! I keep wondering if all the Elodie, Elouise, Elouisa names will date a lot. Because to me they sound a bit like Louise but the "modern version". I prefer Louisa I think if you're going to go traditional. Bit more compact and still an elegant name.

Eloise, it's gorgeous! Has a great song associated with it too (prefer the Damned version). Elodie is also pretty, but I feel as though it's a passing trend, and already considered dated in France where I think it originates.

I know there are a lot of young girls named Elsie now, but it still has strong old lady vibes imo. Elsa is better, or Elise, or even Ellie (though ubitiqous).

Tabitha is fairly nice, but I still keep thinking of the cat in the Beatrix Potter book (Mrs Tabitha Twitchett, mother of Tom Kitten?).

Sylvie, again, pretty, but out of fashion in France itself. I like Sylvia, the English version, and it's due a comeback.

@Hadtocomment , they aren't Elouise and Elouisa. Eloise and Louise are not from the same origin. There was a chart hit of the name in 1968, so it's been known a long time.

Does it make any difference @DuchessOfSausage ? In that aren't they pronounced the same way? Therefore sound like the versions for today. If they aren't pronounced similarly I stand corrected! Perfectly nice names all of them by the way. Just that I prefer without the El on the front. Maybe just because there's a lot of names starting with El right now. Which doesn't mean they aren't nice, obviously.

When I looked it up it just says Eloise is a French version of Louise. So I assume they are related names.

They are not pronounced the same, @Hadtocomment . They're a bit alike.
And yes, the spelling matters, it really does, and the Elouise and Elouisa are horrible.

Eloise is Eh-loh-eez but Louise is loo-eez, so slightly different sound.

Eloise is (I think) the anglicised version of Heloise, famous from the French legend/love story of Heloise and Abelard. Bit like Romeo and Juliet. I've got a feeling it might have been of Greek origin before that.

Whereas Louise, although a French name now, derives from the male German name Ludwig, as does Louis, Louisa, Luis and Luisa.

I think they're both great names.

Tabitha Lily is great. A bit like Tiger Lily

Tabitha Lily is really lovely or I quite like Elodie or Eloise Violet.

Not keen on the latter names paired with Lily as there are too many ‘L’s.

Elsie is twee to me.

Eloise Violet 😍