Opinions and suggestions on Ella?

Hello, everyone. I’m having my first baby this year and we already decided it’s gona be [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] if it’s a boy because of my love for the names [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f], we’re thinking about [name_f]Ella[/name_f] if it’s a girl and I would like to know about your opinion on this considering the fact that [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is quite popular. Our last name is Veldheer, would you go with [name_f]Ella[/name_f] or would you suggest something different? We do love these names but we are both open for new suggestions as well, that’s why we’re here. If you could give us any ideas for middle names, I’d be very very thankful.

I absolutely love [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f]! I would go with [name_f]Ella[/name_f], I almost named baby #2 [name_f]Ella[/name_f] because, I mean, how lovely is it? Also I think it fits your last name pretty well and it’s a good “girl-version” of the name you want if it’s a boy. Veldheer makes my theatre-geek mind go straight do [name_u]Laurie[/name_u] Veldheer which is a name I adore because of the “ie” in it. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have an idea if you want a more classical name or maybe a long or short name with it? These are the ones I can think of right now, if you have any specific Idea of what you want, I can try and think of more.

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (or you could go a little longer like [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] for example, not a combination I like but you get the feeling)
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u] (love this one)

I have a mad crush on [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. I wouldn’t worry about the name being popular if it’s a name you love, then use it!

Middle name suggestions:
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] Veldheer
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Serene[/name_f] Veldheer

Good luck!

I adore [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. Great choice. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is on my short list. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer one or two middle names? What type of middle names are you looking for? Any family names you would like to use?

I love the name [name_f]Ella[/name_f]! If you’re worried about popularity, you could always choose a longer, less popular name that would give you [name_f]Ella[/name_f] as a nickname - [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], or [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] for example.

I love the previous suggestions of [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f].

I love love love [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u], so cute! Thank you, [name_f]Athena[/name_f]! And no, I don’t have any specific kind of names in mind for a middle name, I just want something that will make me look at it and say “that’s it, that’s her” you know? And by the way, gorgeous choices for your girls, I love it!

I really really love [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] and [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. Thank you so much!

I don’t really have any preferences, to be honest. I don’t have middle name nor does anyone in my family, it’s just not a traditional thing where I came from and everyone in my husband’s family has [name_u]James[/name_u] as a middle name which is not an option for us but we’re not really looking forward to use any family names. Actually, we did think of having [name_f]Denise[/name_f] (my mother’s name) as a middle, he loved the idea, but I’m scared [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Denise[/name_f] Veldheer has too many e’s in it or something, I’m not the best at matching names so I really don’t have a clue.

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is quite popular, we have a bunch of [name_f]Elena[/name_f]'s where we live though I don’t know if it’s just here or it’s everywhere (also I’m just loving the combo [name_f]Elena[/name_f] Veldheer right now), they are beautiful names though. I really love [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] but I don’t know why it doens’t sound exactly right for my baby. I’m not too worried about popularity but I little bit I am, I had times with 10 kids in my grade having the same name as me and 3 having it as middle name, I don’t think the same will happen here but I know it can be pretty annoying.

I’ll just throw out a bunch:

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]

I love, love [name_f]Ella[/name_f]! Would you name her [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and go by [name_f]Ella[/name_f], or would you just put [name_f]Ella[/name_f] on the birth certificate? (Not that it matters one way or the other – I’m just always curious about whether or not most people put the “long, formal” name on a birth certificate, despite loving the nickname!)

One thing you may want to consider is if you plan on having more children. For instance, if you’re absolutely in love with the boy name [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] but end up having a girl this time and naming her [name_f]Ella[/name_f], would you be crushed next time around if you had a boy and couldn’t name him [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]? I mean, it’s a gamble either way, but it may at least be worth considering!

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] is beautiful.

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]