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Help[Opinions] Re: Why Elliott for a girl?
in reply to a message by Wish Fish
Haha. Fair enough. I have a friend who named their daughter Elliott Mae. Not similar to names I like, but I think it’s cute, and as far as they’ve said they just liked the sound of the name. I think where the last syllable (in my region) is pronounced the same as “-ette” it can sound feminine, in the same vein as Scarlette, Violet, Bridget or Yvette.
I think a reason why people might not like it is that it’s very trendy. It follows the surnames as given names trend, which people seem to especially dislike on girls. It follows the “male-to-female” trend which is also highly polarizing. Also, the name has come to be associated with Canadian TV star Elliot Page, who in 2020 came out as transgender and transitioned genders. I think someone who transitions publicly is also unfortunately very polarizing, which could lead to further stigma.
I think a reason why people might not like it is that it’s very trendy. It follows the surnames as given names trend, which people seem to especially dislike on girls. It follows the “male-to-female” trend which is also highly polarizing. Also, the name has come to be associated with Canadian TV star Elliot Page, who in 2020 came out as transgender and transitioned genders. I think someone who transitions publicly is also unfortunately very polarizing, which could lead to further stigma.
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There is a female Elliot in Scrubs, I always thought that was one of the reasons for Elliot’s popularity.