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[arbus.livejournal.com]

i have recently fallen smitten with the name ellery for a girl. i love the nickname ellie.

what do we think?

also, a friend of a friend (of a friend) i met recently... late 20's... myllissa (pronounced just like melissa)

Comments

[blosmbee.livejournal.com]

First thing I thought of was celery, but I don't think it's an outright bad name.
It could grow on me, but there are other names with "Ellie" nicknames that I like better- Eleanor, Ellen, Elle. Those all feel more like "real" names to me (not saying Ellery isn't real or is made up, but its not a name I'm familiar with at all).

[night-sky-dream.livejournal.com]

I love the name Ellery too!

[envyed.livejournal.com]

iawtc.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I thought of Celery first, I must say, but I don't think Ellery is terrible. I like other names that give the nickname Ellie better, though, like Eleanor.

[lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com]

Too much like celery for me, too. I much prefer Eliana, my favorite of the "El-" names. Not altogether bad, but I've just never heard it before. It could be cute for a little one, I think.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

It sounds male to me, probably because of Ellery Queen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen).

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

celery :)

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

When I first heard it some time ago, I thought of celery too, but after I got familiar with it I started to really, really like it :)

[open0heart.livejournal.com]

Like both Ellery and Myllissa actually..

[mela-chan.livejournal.com]

I love Ellery. It's a very pretty name.

[lilg82882.livejournal.com]

I thought of celery too ;P
I don't think it is a bad name but not something I would use.

I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the nn Ellie. I have an Ellie :) Her full name is Elaina

[windvesper.livejournal.com]

Hehe.. ditto.. all I think of is Celery. Different, but maybe a bit out of my tastes even though I'm pretty liberal on interesting names.

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

I like it. But I did think Celery right after... but regardless, I find it very pretty.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

All I can think of is celery.

[twister-pants.livejournal.com]

I didn't think of celery :D I think it's a beautiful name.

[breenah.livejournal.com]

I love it. I'd probably spell it Ellory though.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

Ellery said to sound exactly like celery, is a bad choice, I think it will definitely bring about teasing.

Maybe spelling it in a way to get it pronounced "ELLAH-ree", would be better. Though such spellings may not look good, and may make it look like a mad up name. I would try to get the nn Ellie through another name. I think Elina "Eh-lee-nuh", is lovely.

[amandidda.livejournal.com]

I do think of celery but I like it. In fact, I really kinda like it more I think about it.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of scullery. Ella is played out.

[hemlockheart.livejournal.com]

Everyone says Ellery celery, well I say Anna banana! Unless you name the kid Orange someone will find something to rhyme with it lol. I think Ellery's pretty.

Myllissa though, I don't get the point of spelling it like that, I'm sure she's had to correct people pronouncing it wrong her whole life.