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I haven't seen Ellen discussed around here for a long time. WDYT? Does it sound trendish? I was thinking about Elanor yesterday, and Ellen popped into my head. Would you use it for a first name or middle name? What combos would you put it in?
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Better than Ella but not as good as Helen or Helena
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I prefer Helen, though I like Eleanora too.
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I really like Ellen. It has such a soft, pretty sound.
My favorite combo with it is Ellen Beatrice.
These are also nice...
Ellen Blythe
Ellen Cecilia
Ellen Charis
Ellen Frances
Ellen Georgina
Ellen Mathilde
Ellen Pearl
Ellen Persis
Ellen Rosemary
Ellen Ruby
Ellen Susannah
Ellen Therese
Ellen Victoria
Ellen Winifred
My favorite combo with it is Ellen Beatrice.
These are also nice...
Ellen Blythe
Ellen Cecilia
Ellen Charis
Ellen Frances
Ellen Georgina
Ellen Mathilde
Ellen Pearl
Ellen Persis
Ellen Rosemary
Ellen Ruby
Ellen Susannah
Ellen Therese
Ellen Victoria
Ellen Winifred
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Ellen's great. I have a friend named Elen who doesn't have a middle name and I want it to be Elen Katrina or Elen Minerva. But she is resistant. Ellen is different though bc two l's. So - Ellen Letitia, Ellen Christine, Ellen Wilhelmina, Ellen Sophia, Ellen Willow...today is not a good day for combos I guess! I like Ellen lots. I think it will resist today's trends well and be popular soon, like Sylvia.
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Hmm, doesn't sound trendish to me, even though Ella is very trendy. Let's see... I prefer Ellen to Helen. I prefer Ellen to Eleanor. I prefer Elinor to Eleanor.
I'd like it for either fn or mn.
I'd like it for either fn or mn.
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I like Ellen, but I much prefer Eleanor, Helen and Helena. It makes a good middle name and a sweet first name. I think it will need a few more years before it's fashionable again. I think Helen will come back first.
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I think Ellen is lovely. With the popularity of Ellie, Ella, Eleanor etc etc I'm suprised it hasn't caught on more, but I wouldn't say it was trendy.
Ellen Louise
Ellen Ruth
Ellen Julia
Ellen Aretha
Ellen Miranda
Ellen Veronica
Ellen Georgina
Ellen Rebecca
Ellen Simone
Rose Ellen
Mary Ellen
Frances Ellen
Judith Ellen
Susanna(h) Ellen
Lucy Ellen
Ruby Ellen
Amanda Ellen
Lydia Ellen
Moira Ellen
Eek it's a hard name to pair! Hope you find something.
Ellen Louise
Ellen Ruth
Ellen Julia
Ellen Aretha
Ellen Miranda
Ellen Veronica
Ellen Georgina
Ellen Rebecca
Ellen Simone
Rose Ellen
Mary Ellen
Frances Ellen
Judith Ellen
Susanna(h) Ellen
Lucy Ellen
Ruby Ellen
Amanda Ellen
Lydia Ellen
Moira Ellen
Eek it's a hard name to pair! Hope you find something.
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Oh, you did it as a middle name, too! Cool! :-)
I like:
Ellen Louise
Ellen Ruth
Ellen Julia
Ellen Aretha (I've never thought of Aretha before. Thanks!)
Ellen Miranda
Ellen Veronica
Ellen Georgina
Ellen Rebecca
Ellen Simone
Rose Ellen
Mary Ellen (So simple and lovely!)
Frances Ellen
Judith Ellen
Susanna(h) Ellen (Susannah is one of my favorite names!)
Lucy Ellen
Ruby Ellen
Lydia Ellen
Thanks! :-)
I like:
Ellen Louise
Ellen Ruth
Ellen Julia
Ellen Aretha (I've never thought of Aretha before. Thanks!)
Ellen Miranda
Ellen Veronica
Ellen Georgina
Ellen Rebecca
Ellen Simone
Rose Ellen
Mary Ellen (So simple and lovely!)
Frances Ellen
Judith Ellen
Susanna(h) Ellen (Susannah is one of my favorite names!)
Lucy Ellen
Ruby Ellen
Lydia Ellen
Thanks! :-)
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I really like Ellen, and I'm surprised it isn't more popular. I mean, it has the oh-so-trendy Ell sound, plus the oh-so-trendy lyn/len ending. What more could a trend-happy parent want, right? I like it so much more than Ella, Ellie, Elizabeth, and Eleanor.
I like it as a first name, but the fact that other ell names are so common would probably keep me from using it as a fn. It makes a really nice mn. I liek Christina Ellen a lot.
I like it as a first name, but the fact that other ell names are so common would probably keep me from using it as a fn. It makes a really nice mn. I liek Christina Ellen a lot.
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Lol!
I was looking at Christina Ellen and thinking, "I really like that, but it sounds so familiar! Where have I heard that before?" And then I realized Chrisell is Christine Ellen. Teehee!
Yeah, the elements seemed trendy, so that's why I asked if it was trendy. I've only known one Ellen, though.
I was looking at Christina Ellen and thinking, "I really like that, but it sounds so familiar! Where have I heard that before?" And then I realized Chrisell is Christine Ellen. Teehee!
Yeah, the elements seemed trendy, so that's why I asked if it was trendy. I've only known one Ellen, though.
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I think Ellen is lovely and underused - it's not trendy at all. I would use it as a first name, but it works with either. Elanor is ok, but I would use the spelling Elanor as a mn, and Elinor or Eleanor as a fn.
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Virginia
Ellen Ophelia
Ellen Calanthe
Ellen Catherine
Ellen Penelope
Ellen Regina
Ellen Magdalena
Ellen Guinevere
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Virginia
Ellen Ophelia
Ellen Calanthe
Ellen Catherine
Ellen Penelope
Ellen Regina
Ellen Magdalena
Ellen Guinevere
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Wow! You have such classic names in your pairings! I love them!
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Virginia
Ellen Ophelia
Ellen Calanthe
Ellen Penelope
Ellen Regina
Ellen Magdalena
Ellen Guinevere
And I misread one and thought you wrote Ellen Calliope, which is pretty, too. Thanks for 'suggesting' it. :-P
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Virginia
Ellen Ophelia
Ellen Calanthe
Ellen Penelope
Ellen Regina
Ellen Magdalena
Ellen Guinevere
And I misread one and thought you wrote Ellen Calliope, which is pretty, too. Thanks for 'suggesting' it. :-P
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I really don't like the popular Ella. All I can think of is elephant when I hear it. But I'm fine with Ellen. The extra syllable kills the elephant association.
Ellen used to be one of my favorite names when I was about twelve. It's no longer one of my favorites, but I still think it's nice. I don't think it's trendish at all. If anything, it seems a little post World War II-ish to me. It works well as either a first or a middle name.
Ellen used to be one of my favorite names when I was about twelve. It's no longer one of my favorites, but I still think it's nice. I don't think it's trendish at all. If anything, it seems a little post World War II-ish to me. It works well as either a first or a middle name.
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I get the elephant thing with Ella, too. And even more so with Elly.
Ellen is a name I can see on someone any age, which is one of the reasons I like it.
Ellen is a name I can see on someone any age, which is one of the reasons I like it.
This message was edited 9/15/2008, 10:49 AM
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Ellen is one of those "vanilla" names to me: still a flavor, but a dull one. There's really nothing wrong with it, but it doesn't "pop", if you know what I mean.
Combo suggestions:
Ellen Katherine
Ellen Alexandra
Ellen Vivian
Ellen Moira
Ellen Maxine
Ellen Grace
Ellen Theresa
Ellen Faith
Ellen Lyra
Ellen Ruth
Ellen Elisabeth
Ellen Joanne
Ellen Genevieve
Ellen Heather
Ellen Faye
Ellen Dolores
Ellen Sophia
Ellen Trinity
Ellen Aveline
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Cecelia
Ellen Kaia
Ellen Madeline
Ellen Matilda
Ellen Olivia
Ellen Veronica
Combo suggestions:
Ellen Katherine
Ellen Alexandra
Ellen Vivian
Ellen Moira
Ellen Maxine
Ellen Grace
Ellen Theresa
Ellen Faith
Ellen Lyra
Ellen Ruth
Ellen Elisabeth
Ellen Joanne
Ellen Genevieve
Ellen Heather
Ellen Faye
Ellen Dolores
Ellen Sophia
Ellen Trinity
Ellen Aveline
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Cecelia
Ellen Kaia
Ellen Madeline
Ellen Matilda
Ellen Olivia
Ellen Veronica
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Ooh, you have some fabulous combos! I especially love:
Ellen Moira
Ellen Maxine
Ellen Grace
Ellen Theresa
Ellen Faith
Ellen Ruth (Love!)
Ellen Joanne
Ellen Faye (I've never used Faye in a combo. This is wonderful!)
Ellen Dolores
Ellen Sophia
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Cecelia
Ellen Matilda
Ellen Olivia
Ellen Veronica
Thanks!
Ellen Moira
Ellen Maxine
Ellen Grace
Ellen Theresa
Ellen Faith
Ellen Ruth (Love!)
Ellen Joanne
Ellen Faye (I've never used Faye in a combo. This is wonderful!)
Ellen Dolores
Ellen Sophia
Ellen Cassandra
Ellen Cecelia
Ellen Matilda
Ellen Olivia
Ellen Veronica
Thanks!
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