[name]Elliot[/name] without a doubt! And that spelling
I wonât lie I love [name]Elliot[/name] on a boy (and know a bbay boy with the name) but itâs definitely easy for me to imagine it on a girl too. And I agree with you that it sounds far more feminine than [name]Ellis[/name] which also sounds masculine to me. And like you said, if unisex names arenât generally your style then if youâre going to use one then it should be your grandfatherâs actual name and not a similar name - I think thatâs the best way to honour him and it sounds as though he would have loved it. Iâm very sorry for your loss but itâs so wonderful that you get to keep his memory alive through your baby girls name.
It seems that youâre probably going to pick the [name]Eliot[/name] spelling but I thought Iâd still make my case for [name]Elliot[/name]! Lol.
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To me [name]Eliot[/name] looks incomplete and not quite like a name. [name]Elliot[/name] seems more balanced out on paper and also more feminine to me actually because of the double L which seems âfrillierâ to me. If anything, [name]Eliot[/name] seems more streamlined and masculine.
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[name]Elliot[/name] is how your grandfather spelt it and I also think if youâre honouring a name, itâs best to spell it the same way as the person youâre honouring unless thereâs a really good reason not to.
Another alternative spelling which does seem more feminine to me is [name]Elliott[/name] - https://nameberry.com/babyname/girl/[name]Elliott[/name] nameberry agrees and does also say that it is a legitimate spelling and not creative!
Iâm not sure about [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] though and especially [name]Eliot[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] which looks really strange to me Iâm not sure why, too much Iâs and Oâs I think! And [name]Elliot[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name] together seems a bit of a mouthful to me.
Some other suggestions:
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Summer[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
Best of luck!!