Clicky poll - Sound made up?

julisat · April 2010

Ellia. El-ee-ah.

I have heard it before and am in love with it. It's also the only name that DH has liked so far. But I hate made up names, and I'm worried it sounds a little made up.

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bestfriends · April 2010

is it EL-lee-uh, or el-LEE-uh?

julisat · April 2010

EL-lee-uh. Like Ellie, but with an a on the end....(The exact reason I fear it sounds made up!)

SueandDan · April 2010

You might be thinking of Elia - but that is a boy name. I've never heard of it as a girl name...

candr09 · April 2010

I like it. I honestly don't get why people don't like "made up names". Every name was "made up" at some point.

julisat · April 2010

I grew up with a name that no one could pronounce and I hated it. Love my name (Elyse)...hated being called Elsie. Luckily, it's becoming more and more mainstream. I just don't want my kids to go through that. So the fact that you all are questioning the pronunciation makes me ready to take it off the table!!

ames71 · April 2010

I've met someone with this name. She's an older woman from Brazil.

tct1219 · April 2010

is it pronounced like aaliyah?

UnderAtree · April 2010

tct1219:
is it pronounced like aaliyah?

That's how I pronounced it when I saw it.

julisat · April 2010

UnderAtree:
tct1219:
is it pronounced like aaliyah?
That's how I pronounced it when I saw it.

Eeekk....No! No!

J+R · April 2010

I voted that it sounds definitely made up... Either change the spelling (are you trying to pronounce it like Aaliyah or what?) or change the name...

skyejo · April 2010

I don't think it sounds too made up. A lady in my office just named her baby Elea, pronounced the same as yours, and I think it looks good with different spellings.

MrsWindyCity · April 2010

There was a contestant on Top Chef named Elia a few seasons ago, so that's automatically what I think of. I actually think it's pretty, although her's was pronounced almost...faster? Like El-ya.

AndreaTummons · April 2010

The name is cute... and EVERY single name you come across was made up at one point or another. If you like it...use it! :]

MondayMorning3 · April 2010

I knew an Alea, except she spelled it that way...Alea

moonfaerie · April 2010

candr09:

I like it. I honestly don't get why people don't like "made up names". Every name was "made up" at some point.

I agree (mostly). Taryn was made up to combine Tara and Erin and it's a perfectly accepted name now. All names started somewhere. I find awkward spellings more offensive than a made up name that sounds and looks pretty.

sweet*18 · April 2010

I knew a little girl with this name and it was not difficult to pronounce and she said most people know how to say it. I think it is a beautiful name.

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