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I love both Mary and Ella and they would make a sweet sibling set. I think Ella can stand on its own, but traditionally it was a nn for Elizabeth. Others:

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Ellen / Helen / Helena
Eleanor / Eleanora
anything ending in "-ella" like Gabriella, Isabella, Antonella, Petronella, Arabella, Estella, etc.
Elsa
Elvira ("el-VEER-a")
Elva
Eloise / Eloisa
Eliane / Eliana
Elfrieda / Elfreda

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It's so nice to see someone considering Mary for a dd. While it was overly used in the past, this next generation could use a few more.

This message was edited 1/25/2007, 6:05 PM