I rarely hear this name.

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Recently watching an old dvd featuring a little girl called Elspeth I think it's a really sweet name and one I don't think I've seen mentioned on here.

My Great-Grandma was an Elspeth. She hated it so much she made her daughters and granddaughters promise not to use the name on their own children. My cousin has named her girl, Elspeth! Great-Grandma would be turning in her grave 😂

I used to know one who must be about 13 by now.
No Scottish links as far as I know.
I think it's pretty.

As someone who had a lisp until I was quite old and who now lives in Kent I would avoid all th names!

I know one, never thought twice about it, its a lovely name and she's a fun woman in her mid thirties. There are much more 'granny' names, hers never struck me as one.

I know two, both Scottish, one in her late 40s and one in her early 60s. The younger one goes by Ellie. I've never met a little Elspeth, but then I'm not in Scotland.

I don't know any, but when I hear it, it sounds like someone with a speech impediment. I also didn't know if was of Scottish origin.

Personally, I prefer Elizabeth, but as its to name a cat, Elspeth/Elsbeth is fine 😆

Yes, it did. So was slightly surprised when op mentioned this name.

I quite like it.

I think it’s a lovely name! I know an Elspeth who is around 8.

I like Elizabeth, Eliza and Elspeth. Not Elsie, not even keen on it as a nickname.

I wasn't on here ten years ago so was unaware of it being popular then. I'm an oldie, never had a daughter and son is now 38. I think it's because Elizabeth, Elsie etc are often used and I've only heard Elspeth on that DVD.

Love this name, I used to look after a little girl called Elspeth and she was so sweet

I love many Scottish names but unfortunately this is a 'not quite' for me. Not terrible by any means. Nice enough even. It's just very lispy. With the two sibilant parts /sp/ and /th/.

Looks lovely, doesn't quite sound right .

I love it and think it must be time for a resurgence

The one that people on MN love at the moment that sounds very dated from a Scottish perspective is Hazel. I think that's because all the Hazels and Sandras are in their 50s and 60s now. The Elspeths are in their 70s and 80s so it sounds more pleasingly old-fashioned.

I know and elspeth and she gets Elle and spethy

Friends of ours used it as a mn.

I considered Elsbeth but DH vetoed as "too twee" and " too expat Scottish"

Spethy is particularly awful.

It sounds like someone needs to spit a hair out of their mouth in the middle of saying it.

I live in Scotland so know a few, the youngest one i know is in her late 20s. I but it in the same group as Agnes, Senga and Jinty.

I know two adult Elspeths and always viewed it positively

I like it. But in our area the L would become a W and the Th would become a F, and I think it’s a name that’s prettiest with its original consonants.

Spethy?!

I knew someone who has a baby girl they named Camille. Since day one they’ve called her Mealy instead. What are some people thinking 🤣

How nice of you to say!

One of mines was lamb chop, ridiculously fussy eater, will eat her own body weight in lamb chops though.

I've known one Elspeth.

I loathe the name but that's because I hate all names ending in th.