My name is Elizabeth. Would it be weird to name my daughter Elise??

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all! I’ve always loved the name [name_f]Elise[/name_f] for a daughter, but my name happens to be [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (friends call me [name_f]Liz[/name_f]/[name_f]Lizzy[/name_f], family calls me [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]). Would it be strange to name my daughter [name_f]Elise[/name_f]? Is it too similar? :confused:

My best friend from 4th grade’s name was [name_f]Elise[/name_f], and her mom’s name was [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]! It wasn’t weird at all! Go for it:)

No problem. Go for it!

I wouldn’t see any problem with it.

I think it’s totally fine!

Nope — go for it! Some families have a strong tradition of naming daughters after their mothers, so your choice won’t seem unusual (even if that’s not why you like the name), but your names will be different enough to avoid confusion.

I think it’s totally fine. [name_m]Just[/name_m] be prepared to possibly get whiplash in your own home when your SO calls your/your daughter’s name. I come from a family in which my mom, my two siblings and I all have names that begin with a hard C sound. There was a lot of calling for the wrong person or accidentally responding to someone else’s name.

No problem - like Ceryle said I think it’d make a nice “honor” without being the same name.

I think it’s totally fine, too! It does even seem kind of sweet, like she was named after you. It’s different enough that she will have her own name, though.

[name_f]Elise[/name_f] is beautiful, by the way. Definitely go for it!

Not at all. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is really pretty.

[name_f]IMO[/name_f] it’s unfair that it’s accepted to give your husband’s exact name to your son, but we hesitate for this. I say go for it, I see nothing wrong with it at all.

I 100% agree with the previous post. This is a double-sided issue. Would you hesitate if it were for a boy?

Regardless, I think that [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] are very different in sound and very much are two stand-alone names.

[name_f]Elise[/name_f] is a great choice!

Good heavens, no it would not be weird! I think it would be sweet for your daughter to have a little piece of your name. Now, if you were [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] who went by the nickname [name_f]Elise[/name_f], then I think it would be problematic. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is a very pretty name.

I agree with the previous posters. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] are completely different names.

I like it.

For me personally it would be too close. I think it would be awkward, but I’m also not a fan of juniors and I don’t see this being any different from a [name_u]James[/name_u] naming his son [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Jr[/name_m].

Definitely not too close. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is beautiful.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!!! Now I just need to convince my husband :wink:

If we don’t use [name_f]Elise[/name_f] as a first name, I think it would be a lovely middle name.

Definitely not too close, plus [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is a beautiful name! If you can’t convince your husband, it will work amazingly as a middle. Good luck!