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Nelly or Eliza

33 replies

cdn298 · 08/02/2024 12:27

Hi all,

Which name do you prefer for a girl? Nelly or Eliza?
To go with older brother Noah?
Thank you ☺️

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RichPetunia · 08/02/2024 12:29

Never Nelly. She'd get Nelly the Elephant as soon as she reaches school. Eliza wins, no contest.

MaloneMeadow · 08/02/2024 12:32

Eliza 100% - elegant, classic, pretty and strong.

Nelly is awful - not even a proper name, it’s a nickname.

Muffit · 08/02/2024 12:32

I love Nelly, yiu can name her Ellen, but call her nelly like the last generation of nellys.

WhenWereYouUnderMe · 08/02/2024 12:32

Oh god. Eliza!

Smelly Nelly. Nelly the Elephant? Just no.

cdn298 · 08/02/2024 12:33

Ok yous have put me completely off Nelly 🤣Eliza was my favourite anyway 😊 will have Mary as a middle name x

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Mairzydotes · 08/02/2024 12:37

Nell is lovely but not keen on Nellie .

I'm never sure if it should be pronounced E- lee- za or El- eye-za , I've heard of both .

Workawayxx · 08/02/2024 12:38

Eliza is beautiful.

cdn298 · 08/02/2024 12:39

Mairzydotes · 08/02/2024 12:37

Nell is lovely but not keen on Nellie .

I'm never sure if it should be pronounced E- lee- za or El- eye-za , I've heard of both .

El-eye-za 😊

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Lindy2 · 08/02/2024 12:41

Nelly is not an easy name to go through school with.

Eliza is a lot nicer.

justanothermanicmonday1 · 08/02/2024 12:43

Eliza is a beautiful name!

C00k · 08/02/2024 12:43

Obviously Eliza. Nelly is so bad it's laughable.

Mementomorissons · 08/02/2024 12:44

Not Nelly in a million years. Sounds like a Victorian street worker

Eliza is really nice though, and she'll have options of Liz or Liza too

Onelife2024 · 08/02/2024 13:08

Eliza is lovely and goes well with Noah.

Not keen on Nelly, but I like Nell as a short version of Penelope.

Nicebloomers · 08/02/2024 13:25

Eliza is lovely with Noah. Great choice.

crostini · 08/02/2024 13:44

Nelly is what my family call vagina haha. Eliza is a great strong name

cdn298 · 08/02/2024 13:46

crostini · 08/02/2024 13:44

Nelly is what my family call vagina haha. Eliza is a great strong name

🤣🤣🤣

My husbands family call it Lily. I loved that name until I met them 🤣

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CurlewKate · 08/02/2024 14:52

Nelly is short for Helen. Why not go for that into give her a choice?

salamithumbs · 08/02/2024 15:10

Eliza is lovely!! Nelly is one of the few names I absolutely hate, sorry

Mcd939393 · 08/02/2024 17:38

Eliza is gorgeous!!! I agree with Nelly and the elephant comment above for when she's in school.

RuthW · 08/02/2024 19:27

Eliza, shortened to Nelly or Nel

MaloneMeadow · 08/02/2024 19:52

RuthW · 08/02/2024 19:27

Eliza, shortened to Nelly or Nel

Where on earth are you getting Nelly from in Eliza?

serin · 08/02/2024 19:52

I like Nell, but Nelly is terrible. I had a pudding called "Wet Nelly" in a National Trust tea room recently and it was vile. I will never forgive it.

serin · 08/02/2024 19:53

MaloneMeadow · 08/02/2024 19:52

Where on earth are you getting Nelly from in Eliza?

I think pp might have been joking.

BinkyBeaufort · 08/02/2024 20:07

Unless you really hate your baby, Eliza.

RootVegAndMash · 08/02/2024 20:09

Say Nelly, hear The Elephant. That will apply for lots and lots of people.

Eliza is pretty.

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