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HelpRe: WDYT of Jayden for a girl, and Elle( pronounced like Ellie)
in reply to a message by kitty
I like Jay, and I like Jade, either for girls. But Jayden doesn't appeal to me. The adjacent y and d make it complicated to my eyes, like it's supposed to be a word for a place where many jays roost (a "jay den"). Jaden is okay, but seems masculine to me since it looks like a combo of Jay and Aiden. Jadyn looks more natural to me, and femme, if I had to choose a spelling.
Elle: Is okay. As I have said before, I don't see its personality -- it seems incomplete; it's just a little sound (even if pronounced like Ellie). The sound of "Ellie" is an informal, affectionate one to me, nicknamey and not very serious or substantial (I like full names that seem 'substantial' to me). I can see the appeal of spelling "Ellie" as Elle, but that doesn't change my impression of it as nicknamey.
Oddly, I do like the name Eily, which isn't all that different -- I guess the long vowel adds something for me.
- chazda
Elle: Is okay. As I have said before, I don't see its personality -- it seems incomplete; it's just a little sound (even if pronounced like Ellie). The sound of "Ellie" is an informal, affectionate one to me, nicknamey and not very serious or substantial (I like full names that seem 'substantial' to me). I can see the appeal of spelling "Ellie" as Elle, but that doesn't change my impression of it as nicknamey.
Oddly, I do like the name Eily, which isn't all that different -- I guess the long vowel adds something for me.
- chazda
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