So we have been looking for an “official” name that [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] can be a nickname for. I think we really like [name_u]Elia[/name_u]. I pronounce it “[name_f]El[/name_f]-ie-a”…the “ie” is a long “I” sound. Pronounced like “[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]” but without the “J”. What do you think? Is that confusing? [name_m]Will[/name_m] she be explaining the pronunciation all the time?
While I am not religious the meaning of the name is “God has answered” which I think is awesome since she is our foster daughter and this has been a very long road.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] want some feedback though on what everyone thinks Thank you!!
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] would be her full name…
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is her middle name given to her by her birth mother
[name_f]Kate[/name_f] is after me her adoptive mom
Congratulations!
I do think that pronunciation might be a little confusing. Ideas;
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Are you aware that [name_u]Elia[/name_u] is a [name_m]MALE[/name_m] name (ee-LIE-uh)? [name_u]Elia[/name_u] Kazan was a famous director. If I saw [name_u]Elia[/name_u] on a girl, I would pronounce it as “ee-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-uh”.
When I think of the nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]… I think of:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [female version of course, which is perfectly usable.]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u] [which I have seen on a little girl.]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is a super cute combo.
I’m with [name_u]Mischa[/name_u] here. [name_u]Elia[/name_u] (eh-LYE-ah) is a form of [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], and is most definitely a boys’ name. I do like [name_f]Elea[/name_f] (variant of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], I believe, said eh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-ah), though, and [name_f]Elea[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is pretty (although the endings are quite repetitive. They would be for [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], too, though… Or you could do [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], nn [name_f]Elea[/name_f]?
Congratulations! [name_u]Elia[/name_u] is pretty, but doesn’t really feel much more substantial than [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and it doesn’t flow very well with [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]. But you have so many great options with the [name_f]El[/name_f] names. These would be my pick:
[name_f]Eliane[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] is a nice enough name but I think it would be confusing. I’d pronounce it like [name_u]Elias[/name_u] but without the S, but I think it would get read a lot as [name_f]Ella[/name_f] because the ll and the li are pretty typographically close.
I’m assuming you’re looking for something a bit more unusual than [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] etc, so I won’t suggest those. [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]/[name_f]Elianna[/name_f] also has the same meaning ‘God has answered’ listed on Nameberry and it’s a bit more familiar in pronunication as well as being definitely feminine (taking on board [name_u]Mischa[/name_u]'s comment) - [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]/[name_f]Elianna[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] would be lovely. SSA 2012 rankings has them at #145/#732 in their respective spellings
Other thoughts of sub-top 100 names that could give [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]/[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]: ‘healthy’ - #364/out of top 1000
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]: ‘bright, shining one’ - out of top 1000
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]/[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]: ‘pledged to God’ - #151/#366
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]: ‘the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is my light’ - out of top 1000
Any of the -elle/-ella ending names could also nickname to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] - [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]/a, [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]/a, [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/a etc, though they’re not as natural and you run the chance of people shortening it to the start rather than the end.
I like it alot.
I understand the concern over the fact that it is an originally male name, but to me it looks really feminine and I’d be more surprised seeing that name on a male on a female. It looks like a purely female name.
It’s rare enough where I think she should be able to set whatever pronunciation she wants to, however I do agree with the notion that she may have to correct people alot of the time. Yet, that’s not unusual with uncommon names and I think one correction should do the trick.
Thank you!!