Pros and cons of Ellie?

Girl Names
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Thoughts? Thanks!

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Pros: easily recognizable, easy to spell and pronounce on first try, can work on any personality

Cons: some may consider it too cutesy for an adult, she may want a longer, more formal name, it’s becoming more common (especially as a nickname for [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], etc.)

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Cons:

  • Has been massively popular for years. Particularly when you take playground popularity into consideration with all those Ellie-Maes as well as the aforementioned Elianas, Eleanors, Ellas, Elizabeths, Elaras, Elioras etc. etc.
  • It is a nickname name
  • It can be used as slang to refer to both elephants and elephant seals

Pros:

  • Unlikely to get mispronounced or misspelt
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Pros: friendly, cute, well-liked, easy to spell and say

Cons: well-liked. I know Ellies to the 5th power, and most of them are in their teens, so it’s a name that’s waning now a bit and will likely be somewhat more associated with a slightly older generation than the one a current new baby belongs to. It’s also a little bit cutesy for a full name–it feels more prudent to give a longer form name that [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] could be a nickname for.

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Pros:
Nice sound
Well established name
Short and sweet and also substantial and mature enough

Cons:
People might assume it’s a nickname, not the full name
Could be misspelled as [name_f]Elly[/name_f]

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PROS
-adorable name
-nn [name_f]Elle[/name_f]

CONS
-Sounds very similar to [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
-Pretty popular

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Pros:
Cute
Simple
[name_m]Easy[/name_m] to spell
[name_m]Can[/name_m] go by [name_f]Elle[/name_f] too
Fun to write in cursive

Cons:
Nicknamey
Maybe too sweet
Many names can be shortened to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]

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Ellie…

Pros:

  • sweet nickname choice that feels fashionable and works with all the other nickname names that are in style now like [name_f]Evie[/name_f] for example.

  • recognisable and easy to pronounce/spell

  • has the pretty meaning ‘bright shining one’

  • friendly she’s has best friend vibes for sure

  • works with lots of middle name options very versatile

Cons:

  • popularity both [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] names are very popular so she may get lost in a sea of Ellie’s, Ella’s, Eleanor’s, Eloise’s or [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]

  • she may want something more substantial to fall back on like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] similarly she could constantly be asked if her name is short for something

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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Pros: sweet and cheerful but not fussy, feels versatile, well established but contemporary

Cons: might be considered a nickname, popular (when all the other El-names are considered too)

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Pros:

  • sounds nice
  • I imagine an [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] to be pretty and friendly

Cons:

  • popular (US), used to be popular and now a bit dated (UK)
  • so many similar names: [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Elin[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] - it doesn’t really stick out.
  • nickname-name

Overall I like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] but it isn’t a favorite.

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pros: bright, fun, easily recognisable and familiar

cons: I can’t count all the Ellies I know on two hands. Easily upwards of twenty, and as a pp said, these girls are all late teens now, so it may be a bit dated.