Middle name for Elle

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] is on our short list…having trouble with the middle name. Any suggestions?

I’m assuming that it is prn “Ehl” – like the letter – and not “[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]” (I’ve heard both).

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Marietta[/name_f] / [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] – or any “etta” ending name would work well. Unless it starts with a vowel or a L, then it might sound off.

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Quianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Sierra[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]

Not easy! I think [name_f]Ella[/name_f] would be far easier to work with. You also avoid the fact that “[name_f]El[/name_f]” is the masculine form for the or, accented, he in spanish. I live in a place where there’s enough hispanic culture that I keep thinking I’m saying the [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], the [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]…etc. It’s interfering with my ability to process the name as a name – though this probably is not a problem for you or many people, actually.

Sorry!

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t you say [name_f]Elle[/name_f] like the letter “L”?

Have you considered giving her a longer first name and calling her [name_f]Elle[/name_f]? [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is very difficult to pair with a middle name.

I have a friend named [name_f]Elle[/name_f]. It is her middle name but it’s what she goes by and I love it. I think it works best as a middle, formally.

If you are committed to using it formally as a first, I think (depending on your last name) 2 syllable names would flow best like…
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]

You might even consider a double name if it’s something short like [name_f]Elle[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f]!

Best of luck!

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

I would pair it will a name starting with a vowel that is quite flowy because [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is one syllable and abrupt. Oh and avoid Ls on the first syllable

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [my favourite]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Elle[/name_f] as a stand alone name! :slight_smile:

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] - I second this.
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

Repeated the ones suggested before that I especially liked:

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sandrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Irena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Therese[/name_f]*
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Emberly[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] Masden
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]- [name_f]Love[/name_f] this!
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_m]Calliste[/name_m]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]*
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Tierney[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Sigourney[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Noemi[/name_f]*
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Amanda[/name_f]*
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]*
*names I particularly like with [name_f]Elle[/name_f]

I love the name [name_f]Elle[/name_f]!!

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Geneva[/name_f]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Josefina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Coriana[/name_f]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Veronique[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Victoriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]

[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Audriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Aubriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

Ooo I thought of a couple more!
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]- perfectly gorgeous, in my opinion!
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Tatianna[/name_f]