See the results of this poll: Which do you prefer
Respondents: 19 (This poll is closed)
- Dessa (nn Dess or Dee): 3 (16%)
- Elsa (nn Elsie or Elle): 16 (84%)
Respondents: 19 (This poll is closed)
I voted for [name]Elsa[/name]!
My first thought was the name [name]Odessa[/name] until I found out it meant full of wrath.
I am luke warm re [name]Elsa[/name] I love [name]Isla[/name] though
Suggestion
[name]Deidre[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lindsay[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Dessa[/name] is so cute! [name]Elsa[/name] is too! [name]Dee[/name] for a nn for [name]Dessa[/name] is ADORABLE! I actually have a girl named something close to [name]Elsa[/name]: [name]Elsie[/name] (her real name is [name]Elizabeth[/name], but the family calls her [name]Elsie[/name]). I really hope you continue with the figuring-out-names thing.
[name]Elsa[/name] is lovely. Have you thought about [name]Elsa[/name] [name]Davina[/name], [name]Elsa[/name] [name]Davida[/name] or [name]Elsa[/name] [name]Desdemona[/name], [name]Elsa[/name] Despina. Good luck:)
I voted for [name]Elsa[/name], because [name]Dessa[/name], while pretty, feels like a nickname for [name]Odessa[/name] to me.
I also worry that [name]Dessa[/name] will be mistaken for the more popular [name]Tessa[/name]. (When I say it out loud, [name]Dessa[/name] kind of sounds like someone with a cold saying “[name]Tessa[/name].” That may just be me, though!)
Good luck!
To add to the above, I’m really sorry about your baby and your father passing away.
Have you thought about using E.D. or D.E. initials to honor them? What about [name]Pearl[/name], which contains the name “[name]Earl[/name]?” (I see that your son already has the name [name]David[/name] as his middle name, so if your baby girl has “[name]Earl[/name]” in her name, both of his names will be honored.)
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] (for [name]David[/name] [name]Pearl[/name])
[name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] (for [name]Eliana[/name] and [name]David[/name]…[name]Esme[/name] means “beloved.”)
[name]Ellery[/name] [name]Dessa[/name] (along the lines of [name]Finleigh[/name]'s modern style)
[name]Ellery[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] (for [name]David[/name] [name]Smith[/name])
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Estelle[/name] (take the D from [name]Daphne[/name] and the Es from [name]Estelle[/name], and call her [name]Des[/name] or [name]Dessie[/name] as a nickname)
Good luck!
[name]Elsa[/name] is beautiful and I love it!
My greatgrandmother was [name]Pearl[/name]. So my first cousin is [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]. I don’t really want to use the same middle name. I’m pretty set on [name]Julia[/name] as the middle name. It doesn’t work great with any name that ends in a.
[name]Elsa[/name] [name]Davina[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name] [name]Davida[/name]
possibilities?