It used to be one of my favorites. I still love its meaning.
I don't like it much anymore for these reasons:
- it doesn't really stick out, there are so many similar names:
Ella,
Eleanor,
Elena,
Ellie,
Ariana,
Briana,
Aviana, Aliana etc. etc.
- she will probably end up as just another
Ellie- I hate how there are so many misspellings around like
Elliana and Ellyana
- I love the Italian pronunciation which sounds more like eh-lee-AH-na, I don't really like it as ell-lee-ANN-a
- getting common and could become a fad-name