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HelpElliot for a girl...?
Is it do-able? I've liked it for a girl ever since "Scrubs" came on the air, and I've considered it for a future daughter. I'd want a more feminine middle name to be paired with it, though. Any opinions/ideas?
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To me, elliot is a boy's name. I do not like it for a girl. It seems the current trend is giving boy's names to girls.
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I like it but it seems more feminine spelled Elliott.
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No, hate it on a girl, sorry.
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I don't care for Elliot for a girl at all, but I like it for a boy especially with the spelling Elliott. I prefer Ellia for a girl. It's my grandmother's middle name. I really like it plus I rarely hear about it.
This message was edited 9/15/2008, 2:43 PM
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Funny you should mention that because I remember when I was younger and long before Scrubs came out I thought that Elliot sounded like a girls name. Know I think its annoying.
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No... How about Ellen, Elinor, Elena?
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Thanks, televison. First Madison, then Addison - is Elliot going to be the next surnamey-boyname-turned-almost-exclusively-feminine-thanks-to-a-hip-female-TV-character? Hope not. I can see how you would think it would be cute and snappy but there are so many other names out there that would be wonderful without having to dip into pop culture's genderbending.
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No way.
That's just stupid on a girl. It sounds too masculine.
That's just stupid on a girl. It sounds too masculine.
This message was edited 9/15/2008, 1:17 PM
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Yes I like it
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nooooooooooooooooooo
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Elliot is extremely masculine. It would be terrible on a girl.
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I don't like it either (sorry). Maybe because I don't like the name at all regardless of the gender. I always think of the movie "ET". I picture the alien guy saying 'Eeeelliooot!' I know. Strange.
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Wow.
No one has liked this name so far. I kind of knew it wouldn't go over well, but I had no idea how strong the opinions would be. Not that I mind it at all; I'd rather people be honest than sugar-coat their opinions. I can see the point that it would become dated, but I still like it. I guess I just don't care for female "El" names like Eloise, Ella, Eleanor, etc. (though Elizabeth is one of my favorites).
No one has liked this name so far. I kind of knew it wouldn't go over well, but I had no idea how strong the opinions would be. Not that I mind it at all; I'd rather people be honest than sugar-coat their opinions. I can see the point that it would become dated, but I still like it. I guess I just don't care for female "El" names like Eloise, Ella, Eleanor, etc. (though Elizabeth is one of my favorites).
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No, no, no, no, no
And no. I always inwardly shuddered when I saw it on Scrubs.
And she'll very likely (though not inevitably) become Ellie/Ella/Elle so you might as well give the poor thing a proper feminine name and if you want something different to Eleanor etc there is always Elaine, Electra, Elfreda, Eliana, Elmira, Elvira etc. Something that will tell people she is actually a girl because regardless of whether she has a feminine middle name or not she is not going to be known as, eg, Elliot Madelina her whole life. She will just be Girl-Elliot to distinguish her from all the male Elliots she'll meet.
And no. I always inwardly shuddered when I saw it on Scrubs.
And she'll very likely (though not inevitably) become Ellie/Ella/Elle so you might as well give the poor thing a proper feminine name and if you want something different to Eleanor etc there is always Elaine, Electra, Elfreda, Eliana, Elmira, Elvira etc. Something that will tell people she is actually a girl because regardless of whether she has a feminine middle name or not she is not going to be known as, eg, Elliot Madelina her whole life. She will just be Girl-Elliot to distinguish her from all the male Elliots she'll meet.
This message was edited 9/15/2008, 11:02 AM
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nt.
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I can imagine it on a girl because of Scrubs, but I don't like it. I think there are much better names.
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No way (ani nápad)
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I don't like any surnames on girls. To me, surnames are inherently masculine sounding. What's wrong with giving a girl a feminine name? I can understand not wanting to give a girl an ultra-frilly name, but there are names that are feminine without being frilly. So, no, I would never name a girl Elliot.
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I wasn't aware that Elliot was strictly a surname.
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I think that's how it started. I could be wrong.
I looked it up here, and it did start as a surname. But I guess it's been used as a first name for boys long enough that it isn't thought of that way, necessarily.
I looked it up here, and it did start as a surname. But I guess it's been used as a first name for boys long enough that it isn't thought of that way, necessarily.
This message was edited 9/15/2008, 9:37 AM
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No. It's definitely a boy's name. And not a very strong one at that.
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