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Thoughts on our (tentative) girl's name?
We have our boy's name picked out: Oliver Logan, named after one of our dear friends, and DH's middle name.
But we are having issues agreeing on a girl's name...here's what we have agreed on. Let me know what you think:
Elliott Grace
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Re: Thoughts on our (tentative) girl's name?
I LOVE Oliver Logan, it's a great name! I actually like Elliott too, but I see it as a boy's name.
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It's okay, I think Grace is too popular though.
On a side note, I actually babysat for 2 different girls named Elliot when I was in high school (8-10 years ago or so). They're both probably in their late teens/early 20s now.
And on another side note, one of the Elliots had a sister named Stewart:).
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No! Elliot is a boy's name! Don't take another one over to the girl's team! I am a big fan of boy's names as nickname for a girl, but not just a straight up male name. What about Elliana, Ellery or Ellison for the Ellie nick name?
I love your boy name thought!
Elliot is a boy's name. I dislike it more than words can express.
Oliver is popular but at least it's for the correct gender.
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I don't like Ellie either... Her name would be Elliott, not Ellie. My DS is named Brenton and people like to shorten it to Brent, we are always like "No, not Brent, Brenton."
Boys' names for girls isn't for everyone. But when DH and I think of Elliott, we think more of Dr. Reed from Scrubs, than Mya's boyfriend from Just Shoot Me. Plus, neither of us have EVER met a male Elliott, just females.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you either live in fantasy land or have selective amnesia. But, do what you want. I can assure you I will not be the only Mom judging you at the playground. I hope you read the essay M.j.reilly linked and take it to heart.
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What about Elliott from ET?
I strongly dislike Elliott for a girl. And even Elliott on Scrubs was named as such because her parents really wanted a boy, so....
If you remember in Scrubs, when we get introduced to Elliot, she said she was named that because her parents wanted a boy. That seems like a weird namesake for a girl...But, that's just my opinion.
Using the filler middle name Grace does not make Elliott a girls' name for me, sorry.
I really like Oliver Logan, though.
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This.
I do like Oliver, though - it made our short list for boys' names the first time around.
I like it, but then again, my girl name is Anne Elliott.
Ugh, please no don't name your daughter Elliott. It's a boy's name end of story. She will hate it and you'll have to explain yourself (in a bad way) the rest of your life. Trying too hard to be unique is obnoxious.
Love the boy name. I hope you have a boy.
Seriously. Pretty soon there aren't going to be any good boy's names left!
Hold on to your knickers! Announcing a boys-name-for-a-girl is dangerous around here!
I'm not crazy about Elliott, but love the nn Ellie, so it evens out for me. I like Grace, but it is one of those "filler" nns that tends to bug me. I prefer it as a fn.
Overall, I like it, but I like the nn Ellie or Ellie Grace much more than Elliott.
My 2 year old niece is Ella Grace, so I obviously love that combo BUT Elliot is a boys name.
In fact my grandfather is named Elliot and I have 3 other friends (all boys) named Elliot.
I'm sorry I'm going to have to say no to Elliot for a girl. I like some more masculine names for girls but this just doesn't work for me.
I do like your boy name
OR...maybe she really doesn't know any men/boys named Elliot. The only Elliott I've ever known was my grandfather (it was his middle name) and he was 86 when he died 7 years ago. I've not heard the name on anyone IRL since. So with more girls being given names that traditionally belong to boys, I don't see why it would be so far-fetched for OP to only know girls with this name. I do agree that she should do what she wants. Who cares about random people and their judgments?
Well, obviously the OP otherwise she wouldn't have posted here.
I LOVE your boy name, OP.
Really, really, really, really dislike Elliott for a girl. I think Grace Elliott is a bajillion times better.
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Oooh, Ellery is pretty! I don't like Elliot for a boy or a girl, sorry.
This. I would be p.ssed if my mom named me Elliot.
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This!