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It's pretty but has never been interesting. I'd pick Ellie over Ella for its slight change in sound. I love Eleanor but don't really know how I would spell it...Elanore? Elenor? Elenore? There are too many ways..
Out of all you listed, I'd pick Eleanor.

In my opinion, Ella is just a very bland and overrated name; same with Ellie. Eleanor is dated and unpleasant to me. I don't like any of these names.

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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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I would probably pick Ella over Ellie as a legal name.

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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.

Personally, I don't like it very much.

This message was edited 12/31/2023, 9:18 PM

I like it, but it's unusable for me, as it's the word for "she" in my language, despite they're pronounced differently. What I find delightful is that it's quite popular throughout Europe.

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I don't think it's going to have a fast decline in popularity.

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I actually prefer Elle, but I'd choose Ella. It's more mature and no-nonsense. Ella doesn't need a nickname.

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Elinore (nn Elle) is my favorite, however, I'd pick Eleanor, nn Ella.

I find it flimsy; I also dislike Emma and Ellie. Eleanor and Elinor have been favourites of mine for ever; I don't think they need a nickname. I qute like Nora, but I think of it as an independent name, not a nn.

I prefer Ella to Ellie, which is obnoxious, but Ella's too insubstantial for my liking.

I'm not surprised at all. Ella has no substance, it's more popular as an ending. Ellie is even worse.

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In order of preference:
Eleanor
Elinor
Ella
Ellie

Don't really like it, but better than Ellie