What’s your favorite formal name for the nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]?
So far I have:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
I don’t care for [name_f]Elliana[/name_f] and her spelling variants.
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] is a top countender for me already. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is too far of a stretch for a nickname?
My own favourite is [name_f]Elena[/name_f]… and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] actually, but that one is a stretch. More accessible in my case because my [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] will likely to have an L middle. From your list I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
I don’t really like the nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] - I prefer [name_f]Elle[/name_f] - but anyway. Favourite ways to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Elle[/name_f] are [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]/[name_f]Elinor[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_u]Elia[/name_u], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f].
To answer your question, I think [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is absolutely fine. Any elle or ella ending name could be [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] for short. I love [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] and [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f].
Other favourites are [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellen[/name_f].