I picked Rachel because it's NMS when names have the same ending sound, which most of them up there do with Ella. Yael doesn't but it's basically Ella backwards sound-wise.
Ella Rachel, Ella Rebekah, or Ella Ioni are all fine choices. The others are a bit too similar or sing-songy with Ella, and Ella Noa really sounds like Eleanor being mispronounced.
@allieshortcake They're all Hebrew names, including Ella, with the exception of Ioni. We're Jewish, so they're all pretty common names among our circles. ☺️
@kimikimi thank you for the feedback. I feel like they may be a bit too similar as well. That's my husband's favourite combination though. We're also thinking of maybe having two middle names. What do you all think about that? Worth it or no?
And we know Ella is popular, but it doesn't bother us. We like classic names and think that having a standard name will actually let her be defined by her personality, rather than a label we chose for her.
Re: Middle name help please!
Hubby says no one will ever say them together, so it doesn't bother him if they don't flow together perfectly. He's leaning toward Ella Yael.
TBH I like Yael as a stand alone name considering your reasons for wanting the name. Also Rebekah
As for Ella being the first name my vote was for Ella Rebekah, but second would be Ella Rachel.
And we know Ella is popular, but it doesn't bother us. We like classic names and think that having a standard name will actually let her be defined by her personality, rather than a label we chose for her.