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[Opinions] Ella
I know it's simple and quite popular but what are your thoughts, opinions, impressions of Ella?
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It's a little too feminine and simple for my taste. It makes me feel like it's not "strong" enough to fit every type of woman that a baby might end up being. I feel like it works well for a thin, sweet girl, but I'm not sure if it could hold up on a girl who was either larger or not particularly feminine.
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Despite it's popularity, I think it is pretty. I think it seems more complete than Elle, and I like it much better as a stand alone than a nickname.
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I like it a lot. For its simplicity and sound, mostly, I guess. It leaves a lovely impression on me. But it can sound a little weak too sometimes. That said, I love it 100 times more than Elle, Ellie, Ellen or Elena. I love Eleanor nn Ella.
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I like it. I prefer it as a nickname though, for Eleanor or Elisabeth.
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So very bland and dull, like Emma and Etta.
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I've come across several Ellas among my daughter's peers. It strikes me as a cold and prissy name, but that's not detrimental, I don't think. It's very dignified and not unpleasant. But kind of forgettable and incomplete-seeming. It's just an ending to me, like Etta; and it's a short mumble of a name like Emma so I have never liked it.
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I heavily dislike this name.It's so weak and limp and simpering and it leaves NO IMPRESSION on me whatsoever. It's not even like a name to me, it's just there . I hate it and I wish it would die.
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I hate it and I wish it would die.Ha! That's exactly how I feel about Anna. But I agree with you, Ella is not much better than Anna.
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My first thought is that it reminds me of Cinderella, but it is a pretty name.

This message was edited 1/19/2015, 6:15 PM

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It isn't a personal favorite but I think it's a nice name; stands on its own just fine.
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I feel that I'm in the minority, but I can't stand this name. It makes me think "elephant". Ella the Elephant.
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I like it.
I like it on it's own, but also as a nickname.
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I didn't used to like Ella, but it has grown on me without my even noticing it. I feel like it's sort of passe now, still popular but not amongst really "stylish" namers. To me it seems serious and smart, which are great characteristics IMO. :)
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I like it, but would rather use it as a nickname for Eleanor.
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I think it's beautiful regardless of it's popularity. It's simple, sweet, feminine, well known and easy to pronounce internationally. It's a great name.
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I really like it, but I would use it only as a nickname. I like it as a nickname for Eleonora.
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I actually really like Ella. I have always liked it. However, I find it realistically unusable right now (for me) due to it's popularity. I feel the same way about Belle and Bella. 15 Years ago, I would have giddily reccommended it. Outside of naming a child, I think the name is simple and sweet. Even though I prefer Elle because I like non-a endings, this name is somewhat prettier as Ella. The sound is soft and kind've rolls off the tongue. I do think that it has certian child-like qualities - but I have met adults with the name and it worked well. That said, the name still carries an innocence with it, so I could never argue that it is a "strong" name or has a lot of historical impressiveness. It's one of those girly-girl names - which is why it works so well in literature as the innocent heroine who has to grow up.

This message was edited 1/19/2015, 7:17 AM

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I'm kind of mystified by its popularity. It's so blah and old-ladyish, and sounds like half a name, like it really ought to be something ugly like Rayella or Mayella.
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