Nellie

[Braindeer]

Ive heard of a couple of baby Nellie’s recently and it’s growing on me, but wondering if (a) it is going to be a flash in the pan trend and/or (b) will people think of Nellie the Elephant?!

What do you think?

It's not for me. I prefer Ellie.

I love Nell

I love Nell. Nellie doesn’t work to me as a given name (it does make me think of Nellie the elephant) but Nell is lovely. Especially as short for Helena / Helen / Elena / Penelope etc

Yes Nell has a totally different vibe to me - cool and understated and I think of it in the same bracket as names like Tess and Kate - maybe a bit plain though?

Nellie is frillier and I thought cuter but the elephant connection isn’t great 🤣

Maybe the answer is a longer name that could shorten to either.

I have a fenella at work and she's Nellie.

Nell is nice.
But yes, I did start singing Nellie the Elephant as I clicked on this thread. Sorry!

I like Nell, but Nellie is a step too far.

Love Nell, but Nellie is probably due a come-back.

I know three. My great niece is Nellie.. she's 3.. really suits her.

Love it ❤️ I know somebody with a little girl called Nelly and think it's adorable. She did have all elephant themed things as a teddy but it was very cute x

Short for Eleanor which is one of the most beautiful names ever, I love Nell too

The only Nellie i know is a Penelope.

Brings to mind the phrase “not on your Nellie “… meaning .. no chance of something happening.

Nell is lovely.

Nellie is not so nice. Makes me think of some evil Victorian maid who poisons the household by putting arsenic in the soup tureen.

I adore this name. And the elephant song does not put me off

Honestly? I think why do people name their children as if they are going to be babies forever?
I'm not sure I would want a 'cute' or 'adorable' name when I was an adult. Would you?

Love Nell as a shortening for Eleanor. Nellie as a stand-alone name should be purely reserved for elephants.

Ha ha! These are the kind of responses I need before letting baby brain take over.

Especially love the Victorian housemaid @ClipClopperDontStopper - I think you are right! I also put Elsie in this category.

I'm sorry but even reading the thread title the song came into my head, like PP. Also the saying 'not on your nelly'.

Nell is gorgeous.

We had a Nellie, short for Ellen, in our family.

I'd go for the formal name and use Nellie when she's little. She can then choose whether to keep using it or swap to Ell, Nell, Lee etc. as she gets older. Nellie is a big name to carry if you don't feel like carrying it off.

My neice is Helen, known as Nell. Love it. Don't like Nellie.

Started singing Nellie the Elephant as soon as I saw the title.

Don't like Nell either. Sounds like either an old woman or housemaid in Victorian times

Eleanor. Can shorten to Ellie, or Nell or Nellie.

… The Elephant.

Sorry.

Actually, even worse it reminds me of the towie trash

Fenella is such a good suggestion by a pp. Nicknames to go through the ages- Nell, Nellie, Elle, Ella.