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Help[Opinions] Re: Ella
in reply to a message by Amandine
I used to find Ella flimsy and annoyingly modern, until I realized it has some history. Typically for me, I'm a huge hypocrite in that I was happy to condemn Ella as meaningless ornamental trash but when I found out it was actually VINTAGE meaningless ornamental trash I did a 180.
I think I mostly disliked modern Ellas because they were found in combos that were too contemporary for my tastes. Like Ella Madison or Ella Brooklyn or whatever. I just dismissed Ella. But Ella was perfect for the trends at the time, and I have more respect and interest in trends nowadays.
The fact that Ella is falling so much already seems to signal that the fluffy princess names favoured for girls may be on their way out. Because Ella too perfectly captures that light, airy quality people liked, it is the first to be cast off. How interesting!
Anyway, Ella is ok, I like it now, but I see what you mean about it already being short. Luckily, Ellie would still work for me, because in my squirrel-brain, almost any "-ee" ending name counts as a nickname. It doesn't have to be shorter, the ee-ing is what makes it an affectionate form. So an Ellie Ella makes perfect sense to me. Join me in my delusion.
I would probably pick Ella over Ellie as a legal name.
I do like Elinor a lot. But with Eleanor I could also use Lenore, which is my TRUE love.... Hmm. I'm just not sure.
I think I mostly disliked modern Ellas because they were found in combos that were too contemporary for my tastes. Like Ella Madison or Ella Brooklyn or whatever. I just dismissed Ella. But Ella was perfect for the trends at the time, and I have more respect and interest in trends nowadays.
The fact that Ella is falling so much already seems to signal that the fluffy princess names favoured for girls may be on their way out. Because Ella too perfectly captures that light, airy quality people liked, it is the first to be cast off. How interesting!
Anyway, Ella is ok, I like it now, but I see what you mean about it already being short. Luckily, Ellie would still work for me, because in my squirrel-brain, almost any "-ee" ending name counts as a nickname. It doesn't have to be shorter, the ee-ing is what makes it an affectionate form. So an Ellie Ella makes perfect sense to me. Join me in my delusion.
I would probably pick Ella over Ellie as a legal name.
I do like Elinor a lot. But with Eleanor I could also use Lenore, which is my TRUE love.... Hmm. I'm just not sure.
