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I don’t like it on its own at all. As a nickname it’s okay, but a bit overused since it can be the nn for a lot of great names. Ella has become especially popular in my area as people are starting to understand the popularity of Emma, but are incapable of really thinking outside the box.

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For a longer name I like
Elizabeth (though I prefer most of its other nicknames, like Lisbet, Betty or Beth)
Elspeth
Elinor, Eleanor or Eleanora (though I prefer Nora)
Élodie
Eloise
Estelle
Fiorella

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Lily is a lovely name (it’s my daughter’s mn) but it has too many repeated sounds with Ellie. It’s a tongue twister, plus if you call either name across the house and nobody’d know who you were calling.

This message was edited 6/30/2019, 8:43 AM