Can you visualize it on a little girl or does it scream “older woman” to you?
And would everyone want to call her [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]? I really don’t like that nickname.
We have our ultrasound [name_f]Monday[/name_f] and I’m waiting until afterward to bring up girl names again with my husband (if it’s a girl - obviously if it’s a boy we won’t need them!). I like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] or [name_f]Elinor[/name_f], and [name_f]Ella[/name_f] (so popular, though), but [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] seems to flow more smoothly into the middle name I want to use, [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]. It was also a name my husband originally suggested. I wasn’t open to it at the time, but now that I’ve thought about it more it sounds very sweet and old-fashioned to me, which is my favorite kind of name!
Any other suggestions similar to [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]? I feel as though, to go nicely with [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], the name must be two syllables and end with a letter other than A.
Thanks!
Trustedwriter
P.S. Ugh, I Google “[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]” and [name_f]EVERY[/name_f] HIT on the first page is about [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres. I kid you not. Is this just because I Googled the name by itself and that’s the name of her show? Or will that be the first thing that comes into everybody’s heads when they are introduced to a baby [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]? I’m not very pop-culture savvy so I have no idea…
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]…
I think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] is a lovely fresh name, elegant and effortless. [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] does feel like the natural nickname but then if you infiltrate the nickname [name_f]Elle[/name_f] people would refer to [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] as [name_f]Elle[/name_f]. She works stunningly well with [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] the whole choice feels so chic and lovely. I don’t know [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres but I assume this association will not be strong and just be a namesake like if you name your son [name_m]Brad[/name_m] people may think [name_m]Brad[/name_m] [name_m]Pitt[/name_m].
I really don’t think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] screams old women she’s a classic it’s like saying [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] screams old women.
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is lovely! I personally don’t find [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] dated. It’s not as common nowadays, but it’s a classic name and simple enough that it doesn’t go out of style. [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is a great nickname.
I worked with a woman named [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] at one point. She wasn’t very nice so that is the image i get for that name. [name_m]Say[/name_m] I didn’t meet an [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] who was totally rude I don’t feel its outdated, it definitely has an older vibe to it. Like a mature vibe. A lot of names being used lately seem to be spunky and playful. So to hear someone wanting to use a more mature name is refreshing as well. And if you like it then you should use it.
But that being said [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], are all coming back so why not [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]? I don’t think people would call her that and you can always just introduce her as [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] so people got the hint and when she is older she can choose. Would you mind the nick name [name_f]El[/name_f]?
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is super sweet and darling! I like the combo together. And honestly when I heard [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] I did not even think of [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres. If you want other options that go well with [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] some are:
[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - double H may be too much.
[name_f]Ilene[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
I do think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] is more common on older women but I don’t think it’s dated. It feels fresh on a baby.
Personally, I think of [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_m]Pompeo[/name_m] (Dr. [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]) before [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres. I don’t think everyone will immediately think of DeGeneres because even though she has her own successful talk show, she’s not as popular as, say, [name_f]Oprah[/name_f].
I think an [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] might get [name_f]Elle[/name_f] before [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] but [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] is a short enough name that people won’t automatically try to nickname it.
[QUOTE=tori101;2071598][name_f]Ellen[/name_f]…
I think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] is a lovely fresh name, elegant and effortless. [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] does feel like the natural nickname but then if you infiltrate the nickname [name_f]Elle[/name_f] people would refer to [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] as [name_f]Elle[/name_f]. She works stunningly well with [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] the whole choice feels so chic and lovely. I don’t know [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres but I assume this association will not be strong and just be a namesake like if you name your son [name_m]Brad[/name_m] people may think [name_m]Brad[/name_m] [name_m]Pitt[/name_m].
I really don’t think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] screams old women she’s a classic it’s like saying [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] screams old women.
I know a 1 and 15 yr old [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and then some 50+ ones. I know the younger ones were named after [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]'s. if people can use [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]- why not [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]?
I know two [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]'s under the aged of 16 one is [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] the other is simply [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] she has siblings named [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_f]Jemma[/name_f] (twin girls) and [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]. I do like it but prefer [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] more
I think it works perfectly! My dear friend is named [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and we mostly call her [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], sometimes [name_f]El[/name_f].
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]‘s a sweet name! My first thought is [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] O’[name_f]Hara[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]‘s mother in Gone With the Wind since it’s one of my favourite books, then [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres, so I guess I do think of an older woman. [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] O’[name_f]Hara[/name_f] was a great character though. And I can totally picture it on someone younger. [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is wonderfully spunky.
I’m really fond of the name [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]. Maybe because it’s my aunt’s name? It’s uncommon, but I don’t think it’s dated or sounds like an old lady. My aunt isn’t that old. Lol! The only other [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] I’ve met was in my high school graduating class, so she’d be in her mid-20s now. It would be refreshing to meet a young [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]. I’m sure the only reason you’re getting so many search results for [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres is because that’s the name of her show. There are other famous [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]'s, like [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_m]Pompeo[/name_m] and [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_u]Page[/name_u], so I don’t think she’s the only [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] people know of.
I love [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], it’s a classic and my favourite of all the [name_f]El[/name_f]- names. I don’t think [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is inevitable, it’s a short enough name, but it is a possibility. [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is stunning though.
I am a 24-year-old [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]. When I was a budding name enthusiast at 10, I wished my name were something wilder like [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] or [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f], haha, but as I’ve gotten older, I came to love my name! It’s classic, but presently unusual. It’s easy to spell and say; elegant and feminine, but not frouffy. I love its roots and literary cred ([name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_m]Wharton[/name_m]'s Age of Innocence character makes me smile).
I have never been called [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. [name_f]One[/name_f] or two college friends call me [name_f]Elle[/name_f], but no one in my family even uses a nickname for me.
I think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is great.
I’m glad to hear the nickname [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is just as (if not more) likely than [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Elle[/name_f]. Oooooh, yay, I hope my husband is still interested in [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]! We know the baby is a girl now, so we will have to bring up the name topic again. rubs hands eagerly
