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Re: Unique name HELP!!!!!
by Barb (guest)
8/12/2002, 1:14 AM
in reply to a message by Erica
"Ella the Elephant" has never occurred to me, although the name always brings Ella Fitzgerald to mind. The name might have some unfortunate fallout though if your child was unlucky enough to have a weight problem.
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- Phyllis (guest)   +4
8/13/2002, 4:21 PM
AHA! Another classic jazz connosieur. :)She was great, wasn't she? I used to have a tape that had Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughn (or was it Vaughan? :shrug:.)Anyway, kids (and "adults") will find anything and everything to tease a child about. Pav, Dav, remember the fallout between Elaine and Nanaea? :still chuckling about that:Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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- Pavlos (guest)   +3
8/14/2002, 2:10 AM
Ah, Ella Fitzgerald sang "summertime" better than anyone I ever could :)
The Elaine incident was a true classic, even though I feel EagleBeak2 -- remember, the fellow with a mission to defend the posthumous honor of his unsightly beloved Russian Emperess -- was an even funnier loonie!!!
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- Phyllis (guest)   +2
8/15/2002, 4:34 PM
Yeah. :)Sometimes I wish Nanaea was still here. She could keep people on-topic better than anybody else on the board (except Mike C. when he has the time to edit.)Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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- Barb (guest)   +1
8/15/2002, 11:24 PM
Alas, both Elaine and Eaglebeak2 were before my time, or perhaps I should be thankful. Ella Fitzgerald though...ah, do I ever remember her "Summertime"..
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- Phyllis (guest)
8/19/2002, 5:38 PM
If you're interested......the threads containing the rigamarole (sp?) from Eaglebeak and Elaine are http://www.behindthename.com/messages/6112 , http://www.behindthename.com/messages/6225 , and http://www.behindthename.com/messages/6412You might get a kick out of Nanaea's responses (not to mention some of the other responses in these threads.)Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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- Vera (guest)   +2
8/12/2002, 4:59 AM
why not name her daniella and use ella as a short form? my friend did it.
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- Erica (guest)   +1
8/12/2002, 7:14 PM
Also wonderful advice. I'm fond of the name daniella as well, but I never made that connection!
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- Mayra (guest)
8/16/2002, 6:51 AM
here in Brasil, the word "ella" means "she"....:-)
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