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Re: Eli / Ely
by jeziana
3/7/2007, 8:30 AM
in reply to a message by limegreen
a popular full name in the UK is Elle and Ellie, pronounced the same, but those are used for girls. Out of your two options for a girl I would use Ely and a boy Eli
This wasn't part of the question, but I quite like Elliot, but Eli is great
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- Irish_Clare   +4
3/7/2007, 8:57 AM
Eli is usually said which a long e, EE-lie (rhyming with see and buy). I would say Elle like the letter L and Ellie as rhyming with bell and see, so I don't really get the connection.Do you really pronounce Eli, Ellie and Elle the same?
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- RyElle (guest)
3/7/2007, 11:34 AM
My daughter's name is Elizabeth and her nickname is Ellie (rhyming with belly). We also call her Elle (the letter L, like the magazine and Elle MacPherson). Eli, I would think is a boy's name and goes with EE-lie.
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- jeziana   +2
3/7/2007, 9:49 AM
In the UK we generally do. Elle is a popular and modern way of spelling Ellie, though in french lessons we say it as in "L"
And I've only ever known Eli to be a nickname of Elliot, so I've known it said like Ellie, as in "el-lee"
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- Irish_Clare   +1
3/7/2007, 9:58 AM
I'm in England, and I've never heard that. I definitely prefer Elle as "L" : /
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- jeziana
3/7/2007, 10:15 AM
fair enough, it depends on the parents, and also where we live. I live in an area where Biblical names such as Elijah do not flourish, and the only Elle I ever met was said like Ellie. I also much prefer Elle as "L" but it's a habit now.
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