Poll: which girl name do you like better?

[omgtree]

help DH and I had decided on Ellie Jean for this little girl but then DH threw out Bernadette, I love both names and was just wondering what you guys thought. Dd1 is Addison and most people call her Addie. Not sure of Bernadette is too old fashion. Ugh picking out a name is such a big responsibility.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Do you think you would be using a NN for Bernadette?

[omgtree]

May 2, 2015 0:46:24 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Do you think you would be using a NN for Bernadette?

Yes her middle name would still be Jean.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Woops I meant nickname

[omgtree]

I'm sure she would have a nick name. Just not sure what it would be.

[omgtree]

May 2, 2015 5:23:04 GMT -5 stcyct said:

Love Ellie. Having a boy but Elinor with Ellie as a nickname has always been on my short list for girls. That or Evelyn...my grandmother was Evelyn and her sister was Ellie.

Never going to happen because my husband says they are old lady names and we apparently only have boys in our family. Between my brothers and I we have five in 2.5 years. Not to mention I am older and this may be our only one.

I love Elinore but DH hated it. But he liked Ellie which was close enough for me. I wanted a strong name for this girl because I knew I was high risk and I need her to be a fighter and be healthy, strong and full term! But I love Bernadette because it also sounds strong and I think calling her Bernie bear is cute... Ugh

[erbear]

H wasn't a big fan of Eleanor but loves Ellie so if we had a second daughter she'd be named Eloise (I think) nn Ellie.

Bernadette is NMS.

[bendherova]

I prefer Ellie, but I wish it were a nickname for a longer name. When she's older it would give more options should she want a more adult sounding name.

Bernadette is NMS.

[trixi282]

I like both, they are both nice names. You could have both in line and when baby is born decide then. Maybe you have to meet your little girl before you know what name is right for her.

H and I have our names pretty much decided, but H keeps wavering on our girl MN, so we have options for that. Its not quite as big as a FN; I really wanted to have it decided by now, but we'll know what's right when baby gets here.

[PurpleIris]

I picked Bernadette because Ellie sounds like a nickname, not a full name. Cute on a little girl but doesn't give her any options for a more formal name when she's older; I would like Ellie more if it was for Eleanor or something like that.

[silv3rlining]

I like the meaning and sound of Ellie better than Bernadette.

However I too wish ellie were a nickname and not a full name.

Bernadette has some options for NNs as well though.

[periwinkledaydreams]

I'm gonna go with Bernadette on this one, I really like the meaning, the longer first name with short middle name, and the abundance of nick name options. I like that there are cute little girl sounding nicknames and more adult sounding nicknames, and obviously the full name itself, that would give both you and her lots of options as she grows as to what she would go by. I like options!

[lalamomma]

Ellie I like. Bernadette doesn't do it for me. A friend recently used it as a middle name and I just don't love it. So I would stick with Ellie

[Bluedaisy]

Bernadette makes me think of Big Bang Theory but I'm not a huge fan of Ellie either. I prefer Ella and I think people are right that Ellie might be nicer as a nickname when she's older.

[kemdupuis]

I really like Ellie Jean. Bernadette seems very old fashioned, and what would the NN be? Bernie? Just NMS, I guess.

[carolyngrace]

I voted Ellie, but personally I'd go with Eloise or Eleanor.

[periwinkledaydreams]

May 2, 2015 8:31:17 GMT -5 Bluedaisy said:

Bernadette makes me think of Big Bang Theory but I'm not a huge fan of Ellie either. I prefer Ella and I think people are right that Ellie might be nicer as a nickname when she's older.

I was thinking I like "Etta" as a NN for Bernadette.  Similar to Ella, cute and also classic!

[Deleted]

I like Ellie, but I think Ellie, Ella, Emma, Emmie, etc are are just over done/used. So therefore I voted for Bernadete, which I like just as much. I know a Bernadette, but she's an adult. That said, I don't think you can go wrong with either.

[Widget123]

There are a lot of little Ellies running around right now, but if you like it I prefer it as a nickname for Ella, Eleanor, or Eloise.

Bernadettes i know go by Bernie or Berie

[tatersalad]

I like Bernadette, and would call her Bernie, which I think is darling. But we also have an Ellie in our family and she is adorable. Name definitely suits her sweet nature.

[billyhorrible]

I am so over Ellie as it's a nickname for so many different El- names now. I think she will forever be known as Ellie Lastinitial to differentiate her from the other 5 Ellies in her classes. However, It's unlikely there'd be another Bernadette.

[lalamomma]

May 2, 2015 16:33:42 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

I am so over Ellie as it's a nickname for so many different El- names now. I think she will forever be known as Ellie Lastinitial to differentiate her from the other 5 Ellies in her classes. However, It's unlikely there'd be another Bernadette.

This is a good point. It is very popular. I