Would you use Elliot for a girl?

yankeebear

We probably will not do this because I wouldn't want the nickname Ellie (which is super popular here.)  But it's a name the DH and I both love and apparently we will not have any boys, because this DD will be our last.

Just wondering what others think about this?

Wiscisbliss

I wouldn't. 

But I also wouldn't use Ryan, Kyle, etc. and other people use them for girls.  

alliejo725

Most people here will give it a big .

As boys-names-for-girls go, I kind of like it. I wouldn't use it, but I think it's cute on someone else's kid, and I DO think it's livable for an adult woman.

brookelynpaisley

Personally, no, and I like plenty of names that are unisex or traditionally for boys (Meredith, Allison, Morgan)

Temp401037375003448

Obviously I wouldn't since it's my sons name.

Charlyne

Elliott, despite its "Ellie" beginning which apparently now makes it a girl's name, is completely masculine to me.

jennasita

Normally, I do not care for girls using boy's names. In this case, though, I would consider using Eliot for a girl (one L). Only because of the author George Eliot. (I'm a fan). Two L's definitely say boy to me. 

Anyway, I like it. 

krissyh21

No - tv make believe names don't make real life good names.

Get a dog, you can use it for him.

Ceridwen21

No way.

SassyRedhead

Short answer - No, I would not use Elliot for a girl.  Poor thing would be taken for a boy on paper her whole life.  I wouldn't do that to my kid.

NellaJ

No sorry I wouldn't do it. I LOVE Elliot for a boy though.

eitaknna9

No, I would not use that name. I love it for a boy (my godson is an Elliott), but for a girl it just seems like it would be more trouble for her throughout life than it's worth, IMO.

RedCardinal

This gets a big fat no from me.

TruN

hell no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats an horrible way of thinking anyways...smh

Soon2BMrsN

No, because it's a boy name.

LadyB01

Yes I would. I love it.

forensicmama

Short answer: It's a terrible fad.

TripMomma

I wouldn't. I do like some unisex names, I have a DD named Hayden, but I really don't think of that one as unisex.

SHOPPRINCSS

We are! It's one of two names were going into delivery with if it's a girl again. We are after Ellie too and don't like Eleanor. I'm going to get flames but were adding an E if we use it! Here is the good news, since most people are against it she wont start school with other Elliott's! And when was the last time you heard a boy named this

lynelise04

Yup. I love it. Im a fan of boy names on girls/unisex names.

SHOPPRINCSS

And if you call her Ellie she wont be mistaken for a boy! And everyone will say just call her Ellie but Elliott is a grown up version so she wont have to be Ellie in the business world if she doesn't want to! And it's not made up? Really??

queenbone

Absolutely not.

queenbone

SHOPPRINCSS:

We are! It's one of two names were going into delivery with if it's a girl again. We are after Ellie too and don't like Eleanor. I'm going to get flames but were adding an E if we use it! Here is the good news, since most people are against it she wont start school with other Elliott's! And when was the last time you heard a boy named this

I'm sorry I think this is THE dumbest logic.  I don't know any little boys named Stanley or Ernest, but I sure as sh** wouldn't name a daughter one of those as a result.

NellaJ

SHOPPRINCSS:

We are! It's one of two names were going into delivery with if it's a girl again. We are after Ellie too and don't like Eleanor. I'm going to get flames but were adding an E if we use it! Here is the good news, since most people are against it she wont start school with other Elliott's! And when was the last time you heard a boy named this

My good friend has a 10 month old little boy named Elliott

A.Love

Yes, I like it, it's on my girl name list, although I can't decide between Eliot and Elliot.

And I also love Ellie

KZBurnworth

I like it! I really like names that are different and have some personality to them.

lunatunatoo

I'll be one of the odd balls and say, yes I do like it.  I met a Spencer that was a girl once too and it just fit.  Would have never thought of that!

jessican08

Only if your last name is Reid and she will be a doctor at Sacred Heart hospital!

In all honesty, I like the name Elliot but I think of it more as a boy's name.

ant8355

I normally don't mind unisex names but I do not consider this a unisex name...I still watch Scrubs and just b/c they do it on tv doesn't mean it works in real life. The last episode I watched was the one where the patient kept asking where Elliot was thinking his dr was a man.

BlueRidge8

KZBurnworth:

I like it! I really like names that are different and have some personality to them.

But this is no longer "different". It's a fad and trendy and will seem really dated down the road.

MrsWindyCity

No. I don't like boys'  names on girls. For some reason, DH really liked Elliot for a girl, though (we were team green and I vetoed it). Plus, my name is Elly so I wouldn't want my kid to basically have the same name as me.

ycristina84

mj.reilly:

queenbone:

SHOPPRINCSS:

We are! It's one of two names were going into delivery with if it's a girl again. We are after Ellie too and don't like Eleanor. I'm going to get flames but were adding an E if we use it! Here is the good news, since most people are against it she wont start school with other Elliott's! And when was the last time you heard a boy named this

I'm sorry I think this is THE dumbest logic.  I don't know any little boys named Stanley or Ernest, but I sure as sh** wouldn't name a daughter one of those as a result.

This.

And how about the 2327 boys named Elliott/Elliot/Eliot last year. 

There are two Elliotts (boys) in my son's class.

When is the last time you heard a girl named this? .... A fictional character on Scrubs ... yep, that was it.

And let's not forget that Elliott on Scrubs talks about the reason she was named this was because her parents wanted a boy!

NO! Boys already have such few choices. Everyone keeps making them into girl names. The other day someone was trying to use Michael for a girl...Seriously? There are so many names with Ellie as the nickname, don't turn one of the most boyish names and make it Team Pink.

BTW, I know 3 Elliotts of various ages and they are all boys. 

 

Moneypenny424

I know a 2 year old girl named Elliot--I'm not a fan.

mommybrynn

I actually sort of like it although I would never use it on one of my own kids, and I usually HATE boy names for girls... but I do think of Scrubs, and I hate that show.  All in all I think your m/n choices would make better f/n choices.

Carolinagirl413

I have a good friend who named her daughter Elliot.  At first, I thought it was odd, but now, I love it.

mandarod

No. I will not name my daughter a boy's name. I recently dealt with an HR person named "Ryan" through email. Being polite,  I addressed the person as Mr. So and So. When it finally came time for us to speak on the phone, I found out Ryan was a female. I was super embarrassed, and after apologizing, she told me she gets it all the time and that she blames her mother. I'd hate it if my kid were constantly mistaken on paper (or through communication) as the opposite sex AND if they blamed me for the rest of their life.

evaazalea

Another big N-O. I love feminine names, and judging by the fact that you don't want to use Ellie and all the responses you have gotten of using Elliot for that NN, I just don't think it's a good idea. I really do not understand how male names are cute on girls.

lavieennoir

I have always liked Elliot for a girl. I like nn Elle better than Ellie, though. There is a reality show called Quints by Surprise, I think, and the oldest adorable daughter is named Elliot.

couliegirl

queenbone:

SHOPPRINCSS:

We are! It's one of two names were going into delivery with if it's a girl again. We are after Ellie too and don't like Eleanor. I'm going to get flames but were adding an E if we use it! Here is the good news, since most people are against it she wont start school with other Elliott's! And when was the last time you heard a boy named this

I'm sorry I think this is THE dumbest logic.  I don't know any little boys named Stanley or Ernest, but I sure as sh** wouldn't name a daughter one of those as a result.

 

and this

thethomps

SHOPPRINCSS:

We are! It's one of two names were going into delivery with if it's a girl again. We are after Ellie too and don't like Eleanor. I'm going to get flames but were adding an E if we use it! Here is the good news, since most people are against it she wont start school with other Elliott's! And when was the last time you heard a boy named this

I know 3 Elliots that are under one year old.  I agree with pp, it's not a unisex name.

HannahO28

Nope. I am officially 100% over all "Ellie" names. And I'm not a fan of unisex names or boy's names on girls.