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To me Elliot is a very male name

I don't like Elliot for a boy, and really dislike the trend of giving male names to girls.

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Raquel is ok, but I much prefer Rachel

Elliott/ Elliot is my younger sister's favorite name for a daughter if she is ever able to have one.

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The spelling Elliot feels less masculine than the spelling Elliott.

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Even though Ellie is so popular I still love it as a nickname, although I prefer Nellie.

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Truthfully there are so many awesome female El- names, just sooo many that I would never choose Elliot for a daughter when I could instead choose:

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Eloise
Eloisa
Elise
Elisa
Elsa
Elda
Elva
Elma
Elena
Elaine
Elaina
Eliana
Eleanor
Elenora
Elfrieda
Elfreda - is this pronounced the same as Elfrida/ Elfrieda?
Elspeth
Elowen
Elodie

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I have met many Raquel's around my age, not as many Raquel's as Rachel's but a good number of them. I was actually fairly close to two of them. They are both pretty girls who have big smiles and were generally well liked by everyone in middle school. One is outdoorsy and the other one likes anime. I have never loved the name Raquel but I've always liked it. I like Raquel about as much as Rachael/ Rachel even though Rachel is the name of my favorite cousin.

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I am uncertain if you are asking if they work well as siblings. I think they do work as siblings although I'd prefer if Elliot was the name of a brother in the sibset but even as the name of a sister they work. I agree with LiaMaria that I prefer Eliette for a girl, and imo Eliotte also works.

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This message was edited 3/12/2017, 4:14 AM

I don't think they go well together at all.
Also, I hate Elliot on a girl. I want it to remain a boys name. If you must use it though, I would go for the French Eliette.
Raquel isn't my style and I can only think of Raquel Welch.

Neither are my style. Elliot is 100% male to me and Raquel is very tied to Raquel Welch. That said I'd roll my eyes if I met a female Elliot but wouldn't think twice if I met a young Raquel.

Elliot just seems a little too masculine for me. Raquel is a fine name, it just isn't my style.

I like Elliot but not for a girl. It does remind me of Dr. Elliot Reid from scrubs, one of my all-time favorite shows but I am not a fan of masculine names being used on females. The trend is "silly" to phrase it as nicely as possible.
Raquel: Eh..it's so\so