Message: "Elsie" - Behind the Name

Elsie

by Rose-Berry

12/15/2007, 11:23 AM

What do people think of this name? I used to think it was way too old fashioned but now I think it's pretty. I heard a woman shouting "Elsie" to her child in the supermarket the other day. It's a shame she was a complete chav who then went on to shout abuse at the guy behind the counter. It was completely unnecessary and not a good example to set to her little girl!

Anyway, I'm wondering if it's time for it to make a come-back and maybe follow the trend of "El" names. What do people think?

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- Isla

12/16/2007, 2:48 PM

I like it, esp. because it was my grandmother's name (not a nn), but I also just find it old-fashioned and sweet. But there are the Elsie the Borden Cow associations (which my grandmother heard quite a bit, lol), and it's too nickname-y for a given name, imo. I love Elsa and Elspeth, though, and wouldn't mind using one of those and occasionally calling her Elsie. :)

- Pink Princess

12/15/2007, 9:19 PM

I really like it. I could actually see this name gaining popularity and getting used quite frequently, much to my disgust! I don't want it to get popular, because I like it!

- SocioLogically

12/15/2007, 6:10 PM

I think Elsie might just be a little too backwoods redneck to come back, at least in the U.S. I don't know about other countries, but here I think most people would view the name as unsophisticated. But I could be wrong. Personally, I think Elsie is pretty cute and I would use it as a nickname, probably for Elisabeth.

- Kate

12/15/2007, 2:11 PM

I love it as a nickname for Elisabeth or Elspeth.

- Snapdragon

12/15/2007, 1:07 PM

I think it's adorable as a nickname (for Elsa or Elizabeth/Elisabeth, in particular), but I don't like it as a given name.

- Murasaki (lady murasaki)

12/15/2007, 12:08 PM

It's adorable as nn for Elizabeth, and preferable to the overused Lisa, Liz and Lizzie, but I wouldn't use it by itself because I don't like nicknames as full names.

- Eden (guest)

12/15/2007, 11:53 AM

I love it, but prefer it as a nickname for Elsa. It's in my top five.

- Elemmennope

12/15/2007, 11:41 AM

Elsa nn Elsie is on my short list, but I think it's a name I'll avoid using since the mega-popularity of Emma, Ella, and Ava. Elsa seems like a likely next alternative for the crowd to take over.

- causegirl +1

12/15/2007, 11:34 AM

Love Elsie as a nn. It would be great to see it make a comeback. Though I love Elsa, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if Elsie made a comeback following the drop-a-letter trend of Mikayla-Kayla-Ayla/Madison-Addison. The leap from Kelsie to Elsie isn't very big.

- Isla

12/16/2007, 2:49 PM

My grandmother was Elsie and her mother was Mary Kelly, so I thought it would be "so kewt" (about 15 years ago, mind you) to have a little girl and call her Kelsie. I find Elsie MUCH nicer than Kelsie now, though. ;)

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