Isla vs Elle?

What’s your favorite between the two and why? We don’t have a strong preference for either but these are our top contenders. Middle name is TBD but would most likely be something classic- I.e. [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], etc!

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f] for me! [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is ok but I’ve taken too many [name_u]French[/name_u] classes for [name_f]Elle[/name_f] to be anything than a literal word. It is a pretty sound, but I like [name_f]Ella[/name_f] much more because it doesn’t feel as literal. Plus I am not hugely fond of [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], and I feel like it would be hard to prevent a just [name_f]Elle[/name_f] from getting the nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f].

[name_f]Isla[/name_f] is much more popular than just [name_f]Elle[/name_f], but I love her sound and look; I imagine the sweetest little one with the name [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and my connection to a language where [name_f]Isla[/name_f] is a literal word (like Spanish) is much less strong… [name_f]My[/name_f] sister almost used [name_f]Isla[/name_f] with her last pregnancy, so I just have good associations with it overall as well. [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] would be beautiful!

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] sounds nice!

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[name_f]Elle[/name_f] ! Both are wonderful but I’m meeting a lot of Islas

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I love the simple beauty of [name_f]Elle[/name_f].
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] is also really pretty though.

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I prefer [name_f]Isla[/name_f].
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is a beautiful name.

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I love both leaning towards [name_f]Elle[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Isla[/name_f]! [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is beautiful!

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f]! [name_f]Elle[/name_f] feels incomplete to me.

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f]!

[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] sounds really lovely!!

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f] just feels so fresh and light! I never get tired of saying it.

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[name_f]Elle[/name_f] is my fave!

I think she feels more ageless, more exciting. I’d love to meet a little [name_f]Elle[/name_f].

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I love [name_f]Elle[/name_f]! It’s so simple yet so elegant.

Yeah, it means “she” in [name_u]French[/name_u], but I think that would only be a “problem” if you lived somewhere that spoke the language frequently.

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I like the sleek simplicity of [name_f]Elle[/name_f] :slight_smile:

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Both absolutely beautiful names. I would say [name_f]Isla[/name_f] leans a bit more frilly and girly, while [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is more chic and refined. I find both names to be elegant and fits a little baby as well as a grown up lady, so it’s all up to which “vibe” you prefer!

If I have to choose one name, I would say [name_f]Elle[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f], because I’m still not getting around to seeing [name_f]Elle[/name_f] as a real name instead of a [name_u]French[/name_u] pronoun. Which is curious because I have no such issue with [name_f]Ella[/name_f], but then the name isn’t pronounced the same as the Spanish pronoun.

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I really like [name_f]Elle[/name_f]! [name_f]Isla[/name_f] is beautiful but I’ve seen it used a lot lately. It’s pretty trendy and popular currently. [name_f]Elle[/name_f] I think of as much more classic and beautiful.

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