My husband loves the nickname [name]Elly[/name], and so I am trying to think of ways to get that as a nickname as neither one of us would want to use just that as a first name. Obvious options are [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Ellen[/name], Etc. I came across [name]Annabel[/name] and it got me thinking outside the box. [name]Annabel[/name] could definitely result in a nickname of [name]Elly[/name], but I don’t like the [name]Belle[/name]/[name]Bella[/name] endings. Are there any other names you can think of that may result in [name]Elly[/name]? [name]Adele[/name] is out we have a neice named [name]Adalyn[/name] and I feel that it’s too close. Thanks in advance!
[name]Elliana[/name] (pronounced elly-awna) Maybe it is spelled [name]Eliana[/name] ?
[name]Eloise[/name]
Elowen/ Elowyn
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Aurielle[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Melanie[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Briallen[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
I have a list here: http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/25/getting-to-ellie/
I’m a huge fan of [name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Ellery[/name], and [name]Elodie[/name].
TBH I think these names are way too pretty to have the NN [name]Ellie[/name] (which is lovely its just uber common) but here goes:
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Prunella[/name]
[name]Fenella[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Arielle[/name]*
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Aviela[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]*
[name]Elaina[/name]
[name]Electra[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]*
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Elissa[/name]
[name]Elke[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]*
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]*
[name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Janelle[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]*
[name]Eloise[/name]*
*faves
[name]Eliora[/name] is my favourite and I haven’t seen it mentioned yet.
I do like [name]Raphaela[/name] and [name]Raziela[/name] as well but I’m not sure I’d call them [name]Ellie[/name]?
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]/[name]Ysabel[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Elin[/name]
[name]Rosabelle[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]/[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Melodie[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
I agree with emelis. Taking a unique name and just calling her a super common name like [name]Ellie[/name] is a waste. But whatever, not my kid
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Delores[/name]
[name]Esmeralda[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Belinda[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
I probably wouldn’t call her [name]Elly[/name] either - I’m not big on nicknames, but my husband likes it (as I said in my original post). I think my favorites are [name]Elena[/name] (pronounced like [name]Ellen[/name]-uh), [name]Elsa[/name], and [name]Celeste[/name]. Thanks everyone!
[name]How[/name] about [name]Felicity[/name]?
Good suggestion on [name]Felicity[/name], I didn’t think of that. Unfortunately, my husband has said that he hates the name [name]Felicity[/name] when it’s come up in other name conversations 
[name]Vendela[/name] perhaps?
[name]Eleanora[/name], [name]Ellery[/name], Eleison, [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Stella[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name]
I really like [name]Elena[/name] for you! So pretty.