Names that can be shortened to Ellie for a NN

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone :slight_smile:

Can everyone list some names that could be shorted to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] for a nickname.
We love [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] as a first name, but it doesn’t go with the middle name [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], which is my partner’s Grandmothers name.

Could [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] be shortened to [name_f]Elle[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or no?

Thank you x

[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] could definitely be shortened to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], though I think [name_f]Belle[/name_f] is nicer.

[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]

Definitely use [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]!

Pretty much anything can be if it has an E and L in it, but you could also use anything as a first name and still call her [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], it’s not uncommon, especially amongst the elderly population (which makes me love it because I think it’s a kind of vintage thing we’ve lost), many of them go by their middle name but there are also many who go by names which aren’t connected to their actual names in any way!

[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] is beautiful and has that direct [name_f]Elle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] sound in it though.
I also love [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] and think it works beautifully with [name_f]Giulia[/name_f].

The nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] wouldn’t be my first guess for [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]. I’d guess [name_u]Izzy[/name_u], [name_u]Isa[/name_u], [name_f]Belle[/name_f], and [name_f]Elle[/name_f] all first.

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u] / [name_f]Eleri[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] / Ellora
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Elma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvera[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvia[/name_f]

My favorites (in order) are:
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]/[name_f]Elinor[/name_f]/[name_f]Elanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]

[name_f]Annelise[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Belle[/name_f] is definitely more intuitive, but of course you can call an [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], too. [name_m]Just[/name_m] keep in mind that other people, or even [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] herself, will probably call her with different nicknames.

There are infinite numbers (probably) of [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] names.

I think any name that ends with -el or -elle, contains el, or starts with [name_f]El[/name_f]- or even just L could work.

[name_f]Elettra[/name_f]

[name_f]Elisabet[/name_f]

Elinora

[name_f]Elisheva[/name_f]

[name_f]Elke[/name_f]

[name_f]Elin[/name_f]

[name_f]Ellisia[/name_f]

[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]

[name_f]Elya[/name_f]

[name_f]Elvie[/name_f]