Calling puzzle solvers! Anagram or derivative from Elsie?

I’ve always wanted to name my child after my grand mother, but only had a son. This is my last child, and I am afraid this one will be a boy as well. I would still like to name my child after my grandma, but I’m having a hard time thinking of names. I want a boys name that has a same sound, most of the letters in her name or a derivative. I am not very good with word puzzles. I want to avoid any -an -in -on (ie [name_u]Mason[/name_u]) ending names. Any suggestions?
I have:

[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]

My grandmother’s name is [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]

[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
Ellet
[name_u]Ellington[/name_u]
[name_m]Ely[/name_m]
[name_m]Eldon[/name_m]

I think [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] works great!

Other ideas:
[name_m]Eldric[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Elvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Elmer[/name_m]
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] (Nn [name_m]Ernie[/name_m])

Keeping with her initals:
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m] [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]Mathew[/name_m]

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_m]Eames[/name_m] use many letters from her full name, [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]. I think with all the puzzling though, it does take away from using the important namesake, to a point that it gets way too obscure from the name itself.

I think your best bet for a namesake that is still obviously a namesake, is to use a name beginning with [name_f]El[/name_f]-. Your [name_m]Eli[/name_m] would be fantastic, also perhaps [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] or [name_u]Elisha[/name_u], the latter containing the S too which is great. You could also use her initials E.M. to honor her that way, using any E or M name you like.

I didn’t think about E and M initials. I’m having a hard time because I’m not liking any [name_f]El[/name_f] boys names. Also, a lot of the names I’m finding it seems they are extremely popular. I might look up [name_f]Em[/name_f] starting names too. Thanks for the suggestions.

  • [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] reminds me of [name_f]Elsie[/name_f].
  • Another option is to use [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]'s maiden name as the child’s middle name.
  • [name_u]Blaise[/name_u] is an anagram of [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] (minus the last 3 letters) & [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is a diminutive of [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f].

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Max[/name_u]?

[name_u]Elias[/name_u] is the boy’s name that I feel is closest to [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]. And [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]Max[/name_u] would be a combo that matches [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] fairly closely.

If you don’t like [name_u]Elias[/name_u], I think any combo of a 5 letter E name and a 3 letter M name would be a nice connection.

I like [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]!

I also think [name_f]EM[/name_f] names would be a great option

[name_m]Emile[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
Emril
Emeric
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m]

Other [name_f]Elise[/name_f] isas

[name_u]Seeley[/name_u] [name_m]Mathias[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Eames[/name_m]
[name_f]Essa[/name_f] [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
Sylar/[name_m]Silas[/name_m] Ames
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m] [name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_f]Lisel[/name_f] [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_f]Mesa[/name_f] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u] [name_u]Sam[/name_u]

Someone beat me to [name_m]Silas[/name_m] - I particularly like it with:

[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Emile[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] Ames
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Eames[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] Emeric
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]