Too Singsongy?

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! :smiley:

Please read, we do not want any suggestions. Please keep that in mind while you are answering

Does the name [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying sound too singsongy? Our last name is pretty much exactly like the word ā€œsayingā€ and weā€™re worried the S sounds clash. Thoughts? We have some other ā€œback-upā€ names but weā€™re really loving [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]! (no suggestions, please)

Personally, I would avoid an name with an ā€œsā€ in it and the combo is too lispy. [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] Saying would be better.

Thatā€™s what we were worried about. We donā€™t like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], sorry. Weā€™re not really looking for suggestions either, as said, we have ā€œback-upsā€ that we like. We just wanted to get an outside opinion of [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] before we have to look at our other names as more serious contenders

No, it reminds me of [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] Goulding so if she turns out to be a singer she already has a good name for the job!

Iā€™m with @mischa that itā€™s a bit lispy. I think a fuller name (like [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]) would be better, but if you donā€™t want suggestions, then Iā€™m going to have to go with no. I think [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]'s a wee bit cutesy for a full name, too, but I know not everyone agrees with me.

It does seem like a little too much alliteration / consonance / assonance? in there, but you should take time to think it over - maybe with the difference in your actual last name it isnā€™t as noticeable. What about [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], using [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] as a NN? Then you have the repeating Sā€™s but not paired with the repeating vowel sounds, making it complementary as opposed to too matchy?

I second this

This is exactly what I think ^ . However, if you [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] and are sure [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is the one, go for it. Sheā€™ll go by [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] 80% of the time and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying 15% of the time, and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] MN Saying 5% of the time. If you love [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], donā€™t worry too much about the pairing.

We donā€™t like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. Again, please do not give suggestions. I understand you are trying to help but weā€™ve already said we donā€™t want suggestions. We just like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]; nothing longer and no variant. We have other names that we could fall back on but we wanted to see if [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] could work before we have to go to our list of ā€œback-upsā€

It reminds me of a t.v. show like [name_u]Chelsea[/name_u] Lately.

I am not really into the so old-fashioned yet ironically trendy names but it sounds like you feel strongly about the name and almost made up your decision anyway. Go with your gut feeling.

I donā€™t like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying :frowning:
I know you donā€™t want suggestions, but [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or even [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] Saying sounds better.

We do feel strongly about the name as it is our favorite choice, yes, but we havenā€™t officially made up our minds. Weā€™d love to use [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] but if it sounds horrible with our last name, then weā€™ll drop it since flow is important to us.

We seriously do not want suggestions, please keep them to yourself. Sorry to seem rude but we really arenā€™t interested in other forms of [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]. We only like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]. If the general opinion is a no (which it does seem like) we will look into our ā€œback-upsā€ a little more seriously.

If [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is far and away your top choice, I see nothing so prohibitive that [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying canā€™t happen. If I say it in a sentence without looking for a problem with it, like ā€œ[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying to the principalā€™s office,ā€ or ā€œ[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying is here for the 9:30 interview,ā€ it seems fine.

I liked the previous comment breaking down how people will just call her [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] a lot of the time (situations where people use first and last: roll call, receptionists, introductions, differentiation from another [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] - but sheā€™ll usually be the only [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]). If you plan to use her middle a lot that breaks it down even further: [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] Saying (to use a placeholder MN) isnā€™t singsongy.

Iā€™d worry a bit more about it running together - the see-say part. But I wouldnā€™t worry much. Also if thereā€™s even one more consonant sound in your real LN, it is a lot less repetitive: [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Sayling, [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Sathing, eg.

I donā€™t really think it sounds too lispy. The sharp ā€œieā€ sound separates the S sounds enough that I still think it has nice flow. And as others have said, she will rarely be called by her full name. Plus she may not be ā€œ[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Sayingā€ her whole life if she marries (although she may also just keep her own name or never get married). So if you love the name, then go for it.

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying is kind of lispy yes but I donā€™t think that should prohibit you from using it.
[name_f]My[/name_f] first name has a strong n sound and my married last name has two n sounds, the combo is a mouth-full but 1)[name_f]My[/name_f] first and last names arenā€™t actually said together all that often and 2)I think I might be the only one who has ever noticed that my full name is a bit clunky.
If I were you I would go with [name_f]Elsie[/name_f].

I think itā€™s a little tongue twister like but itā€™s not exactly a deal breaker. She will likely get married one day and even if you pick a safe name with youā€™re last name or might clash with her spouses surname. I say pick whichever name you love the most and fits right.

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is a lovely name, I really like it. I donā€™t see a huge problem with a last name that sounds like Saying, itā€™s a lot of ā€˜sā€™ yes, but not in a way that it would be extremely annoying. If you love it go for it!

I donā€™t think there is anything horribly wrong with [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying. To me, [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is a bit too ā€œnicknameyā€, but it is not my child and therefore does not matter what I think. You seem to love it, so go for it!

Also, you could just ignore peopleā€™s suggestions instead of coming across a tad angry. Everyone wins! :slight_smile:

The repetitive s-sounds are a little bit lispy, like others have said. I generally kind of like alliteration in names, but the s-sound is tricky. BUT by no means is it HORRIBLE. Iā€™ve heard much MUCH worse before. If you love it, I think you should go for it. Weā€™re highly critical about names here, but I bet people wonā€™t even notice or care in real life.

[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] Saying nn [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] would be the direction I would go, but [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] Saying isnā€™t too, too bad.