Elsie?? Old woman's name or pretty name?

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Just thought I'd ask opinions on this.
I heard that James Morrison has named his little girl Elsie and I was thinking if you actually disassiociate it with being an old woman's name it is a really pretty name.
15/16 years ago when my sister was named Grace there was a lot of comments on the lines of 'oh that's ermmm...an unusual name these days' and now it's one of the most popular girls names.
Is Elsie making a come back or would I be subjecting my daughter to a life time of cruel old biddy comments?

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with a short S sound not a z type sound iykwim

Ugly old woman's name.

I'm 13 and my name is Elsie. I like it, it suits me and I think I pull it of quite well. I know 4 other Elsies ones 3 one 4 and 9 and the other 10. I thinks it's quite a popular name nowadays, or in England anyway.

I'm 13 and my name is Elsie. I like it, it suits me and I think I pull it of quite well. I know 4 other Elsies ones 3 one 4 and 9 and the other 10. I thinks it's quite a popular name nowadays, or in England anyway.

Its getting more popular, I know of several Elsies.
However, whilst my own DD has an 'old' name, I just can't warm to Elsie (sorry to the Elsies on the thread!)

It's becoming popular again. 17 year old of my acquaintance has just named her newborn it, and quite frankly I was surprised.

It was my great aunt's name, her mother choose it as it picked out some of the letters of Elisabeth -her own name I like it, it's definitely not ugly!

Gladys, now there's an ugly name!!!

Its an old ladies name

1. For my generation, (60s child) it's an "old ladies" name like Ethel

1. Its a nickname name.

I thought it was already popular again.

It's nice enough, but I think there are so many other, nicer names out there - no offence to anyone with the name. :)

P.S. Why on earth would a 13-year old be posting on Mumsnet?!

Very cute. Would carry her through life well too. I liked it but DH didn't.

Think its gorgeous, and you are giving me second thoughts on our name now! What would you have a middle name?

Am I really the only person humming

I used to have a girlfriend known as Elsie
With whom I shared two squalid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour.....

my 3 year old daughter is called Elsie-leigh but just gets elsie it is a really nice name.

It does sound like an older lady's name to me for now, however as a few people have already said so are most of the other currently popular names so I wouldn't worry about that.

My little girl is called Elsie-leigh and her middle name is alice

old woman's name. I really don't like this name. I love Elise though.

I love it ( my mum uses it as her painting name, initials LC) so she would be chuffed if we used it. I also love Mabel so I like old lady chic!

Love it, although I know two Elsies.

I have a Mabel!!

Reminds me of Elsie Tanner.

I have to say it does have old lady connotations for me personally, but it is undoubtedly getting more popular.

Objectively it's a nice name, but not to my tastes, as it's a bit girly for me, what with the 'ie' ending. I'd group it in with Milly, Tilly, Ruby, Daisy, Poppy, etc - too frilly and coy for me.

Elsie Tanner

Sorry.

I love it. Old ladies don't spring to mind for me at all. I immediately think of sweet, quiet Elsie from What Katy Did, one of my favourite childhood books :)