Elsa

cogbot

My husband loves the name Ellie and is determined if we ever have a daughter she will be Ellie.  I like the name, but I am afraid of it being too popular.  

I love the name Sylvia. He likes this name also, but feels like he HAS to use the name Ellie.  So, last name we hear the name Elsa and thought it was a nice compromise of the two names we both like.  What do you think of Elsa? 

btw....  this phantom daughter, may never even exist.  I'm just curious of what you ladies think. 

salt78

It's not terrible, but it's NMS. I picture a woman in a St. Pauli Girl type outfit when I hear that name. I really like Sylvia though. Why not Sylvia Elise or something and then Ellie could be a possible nn? I agree with you on the overpopularity of Ellie.

vilaro

I really love the name Elsa. Beautiful and classic. A strong choice that will age very well. I know two beautiful Scandinavians (a Dane and a Swede), with that name.

tombomb84

NMS but I don't hate it.

iLoveblueberries

I think Elsa is a great, strong name! I GIVE IT A THUMBS UP!

However, I agree with PP why not do Sylvia Elise or soemthing similar and pull out the nn Ellie?

I think you could win either way here!

starrkitten89

It's NMS,but I don't think it's bad.I would also prefer Sylvia as the FN.I don't care for the Ellie trend.

bread&jam

How is naming your kid something else but still calling her Ellie going to help with the popularity thing? That said, I really like the names Elsa and Sylvia. I think pp's suggestion of Sylvia Elise is lovely.

p.s. I'm surprised hannah028 hasn't weighed in yet. I think Elsa is her top girl name right now.

Elsa1984

Elsa is one of our top names. SO is obsessed with this name and I like it but am not "in love" with it. But there are actually no names I am "in love" with....but I like the fact that Elsa could go by Ellie, Elle, Elsie or just Elsa

bucklebunny1

It sounds like an elderly Russian lady to me, IMO. It's NMS but I wouldn't cringe if I heard it.

kellyrn9956

I don't like Elsa at all. Something about it doesn't sound good to me.

I don't think Ellie is too popular. And if you both like it, who cares? How about Eleanor, nn Ellie?

HannahO28

bread&jam:

p.s. I'm surprised hannah028 hasn't weighed in yet. I think Elsa is her top girl name right now. 

She's right! I LOVE Elsa. You're breaking my heart with this "Ellie" stuff though. I think Elsa is too pretty for a NN (and I just plain don't like Ellie!)

 

guilletskichuk

bread&jam:

How is naming your kid something else but still calling her Ellie going to help with the popularity thing? That said, I really like the names Elsa and Sylvia. I think pp's suggestion of Sylvia Elise is lovely.

p.s. I'm surprised hannah028 hasn't weighed in yet. I think Elsa is her top girl name right now.

^^^This.

Elsa is NMS at all. It also reminds me of a large, overbearing European housekeeper or something similar. (Perhaps I get this image from movies I've watched? lol)

What about Elliana for a full name and Ellie as a nn if you're still wanting to use Ellie?

I'm not a huge fan of Sylvia but I do think Sylvia Elise sounds pretty. NN could be Sylvie (which I really like but most on here would probably say it sounds too childish to be a proper fn).

slukd79

salt78:

It's not terrible, but it's NMS. I picture a woman in a St. Pauli Girl type outfit when I hear that name. I really like Sylvia though. Why not Sylvia Elise or something and then Ellie could be a possible nn? I agree with you on the overpopularity of Ellie.

Same.

alliejo725

bread&jam:

How is naming your kid something else but still calling her Ellie going to help with the popularity thing? That said, I really like the names Elsa and Sylvia. I think pp's suggestion of Sylvia Elise is lovely.

p.s. I'm surprised hannah028 hasn't weighed in yet. I think Elsa is her top girl name right now.

This exactly. Who cares if your daughter's name is Elsa, and her classmates are Elliot, Ella, Ellery, Eliana, and Ellis if they all go by the exact same nickname?

I think Elsa is lovely, but there's nothing unique or interesting about it if she's just going to be another Ellie, anyway.

ryry1977

I love the name Elsa.  We couldn't use it because it is the name of a Mexican Restraunt that we go to  a lot.  But I would use it if it wasn't for that.

DreamAmor

I like Elsa. I also love Elise.

hsm

I love Elsa. I think it is beautiful.

da731

I had to immediately Google to see if Elsa was in fact the name of the Borden Dairy spokescow, as it was the first thing that popped into my head. Thankfully, the cow's name is "Elsie". . . If the image of a talking cow didn't automatically come to mind, I'd totally vote for Elsa.

Mind the Gap

I think the name Elsa is beautiful. My DD's name is Esta, and I think that Elsa has a softer sound that's very nice.