From a Natalie :)
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My name is Natalie so I'm a little biased (haha) but I really like my name. When I was growing up, it was less popular than it is now (50-100 in popularity instead of 1-50) but I never had any other Natalie's in my classes in school, though I know several slightly younger than me.
I think it's a lovely name with a nice, ageless sound. I work in a fairly formal field and occasionally I feel it sounds a little young, but not so much that I feel that it's silly or that I'm being taken less seriously because of my name. It sounds feminine but is not overly "girly" or "frilly" to me. It's fairly easy to spell (except at Starbucks?) and it isn't too long.
I think it goes very well with Eli personally. In fact, my middle name starts with a similar sound to Eli and flows very nicely. They aren't too dissimilar in my opinion stylistically and aren't too close, soundwise.
I think it's a lovely name with a nice, ageless sound. I work in a fairly formal field and occasionally I feel it sounds a little young, but not so much that I feel that it's silly or that I'm being taken less seriously because of my name. It sounds feminine but is not overly "girly" or "frilly" to me. It's fairly easy to spell (except at Starbucks?) and it isn't too long.
I think it goes very well with Eli personally. In fact, my middle name starts with a similar sound to Eli and flows very nicely. They aren't too dissimilar in my opinion stylistically and aren't too close, soundwise.