Comments for the name Elspeth

The most beautiful form of Elizabeth, in my opinion. Also the name of the heroine in the Obernewtyn books, a futuristic fantasy series by Isobelle Carmody.

Delicate and gorgeous.

Elspeth, ewwww, imagine calling your child that, she will have an old woman's name. It is a disgusting name.

I very much disagree with ClaireCFC, Elspeth is a lovely, old-fashioned name.

Elspeth is very delicate. I like it!

Oh, it's so lovely. Divine, really.

A famous bearer is Elspeth McGillicuddy from Agatha Christie's novel '4:50 From Paddington', alternately titled 'What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!'. I think it's a lovely name.

I can't stand this name! Not only does it sound like some eighty-year-old woman's name, but I had a really nasty teacher last year with this name.

I'm 19 and have always loved my name. I've only ever met two other Elspeths (one around 60-ish, the other a little younger than me) and I adore the uniqueness. Perhaps some people think it's a bit of an old lady's name, but the only comments I've had about it are that it's 'cool/interesting' or that I sound like I've stepped out of a fantasy novel.

In a film version of 'Snow White', the wicked stepmother is called 'Queen Elspeth' and is played by Miranda Richardson.

I personally love my name. My parents originally named me Elizabeth, but I go by Elspeth and everyone tells me the name suits me. It's very uncommon and dramatic, which I find great, and it also has very strong ties to Scotland, which I do also. I don't care whether others think my name sounds old and frumpy, I personally think that it suits me perfectly and is funky in a good way.

This name sounds beautiful and looks noble to me, but it makes me think of a spoilt child/pest or an illness. :/

I love this name and wouldn't mind using it for a future child. And for the one who said it sounds like an old lady name, well, your child isn't going to be 3 years old forever.

The first time I heard this name, it was in Dragonslayer, and it belonged to the princess who sacrificed herself. Ever since I fist saw the movie, I've thought Elspeth was a beautiful name.

I don't like the sound of this name. The 'p' and 'th' make it sound a bit harsh in a way.

Variants include Elsbeth and Elsabeth.

I don't understand how anyone can like this name or even consider naming their child this. It's not only ugly, but it's a bit of a tongue twister. Other children are going to have a hard time pronouncing this one in school. If this was my name, I would definitely go by Elsie, which isn’t the greatest name, but it’s much better than Elspeth.

I prefer Elsbeth, this spelling makes me think of spetälska, the Swedish word for leprosy. :S

My name is Elspeth and my parents taught me to pronounce it: El-speth, not Els-peth.

As an Elspeth, I hope I am entitled to my opinion. Yes, a lot of people have a hard time saying it at first, and as a little kid I resented it, but now, at 15, I think it's a really cool name to have. I don't know anyone with this name and it lets everyone know that my parents have great designs and hopes for my future and thought higher of me than to just name me Sue (no disrespect to anyone named Sue). I enjoy its uniqueness and a great many people tell me how beautiful of a name it is. It's a wonderful name to set out making your name upon the world with and it gives a young kid pride to explain its meaning and way of saying to her classmates. I think it's beautiful.

Elspeth Huxley writes wonderful mystery stories.

Elspeth Duxbury (1909-1967) British comic actress. She appeared in Make Mine Mink and in the Carry On series.

I think this is a really cute name. It makes me think of a little girl with curly blonde hair and big blue eyes. It is a bit awkward to say, but it's beautiful, once you get the hang of it.

I love the name Elspeth. One of my older sister's names is Elspeth but I called her Elpha. I think part of the charm is that it's uncommon and old-fashioned.

Looks like a form om the Danish name Elsebeth (EL-suh-bet) which is a form of Elisabeth. Elsebeth is not a young person's name, at least Elspeth seems somewhat younger.

I think Elspeth seems too shortened for my taste but it's still quite fascinating somehow.

I know a girl named Elspeth. She goes by Elsy, which I think is cute.

Sounds too... wispy, if you catch my drift. I dislike it.

The Welsh version of this is Elsbeth.

Cool name. I had a friend named Elspeth when I was a kid and I called her Speth.

I like many Scottish names and variations of Elizabeth, but I've never been able to get behind Elspeth. It seems truncated and cut off, as if the vital middle of the name had been eviscerated. The transition between the first and second syllable is just too abrupt and awkward.

Elsbeth is a much better variation, in my opinion. The softer "b" sound has better flow.

I actually like this name. It sounds like an elf or a fairy. Very magical.

This was the name of a character in a story I read -- the Elspeth in that was very hypocritical and conniving. She also tried to get everyone she knew to name their daughters after her.
I used to hate this name so much; it's actually growing on me a little. Oddly enough, I think it's because of the story.
I like Elizabeth better, but Elspeth isn't too bad. It does sound pretty dainty and fairylike, which is cool. :)

Well this is my mum's name and she is 40 so it is not an old person name and I personally like it and the nickname Ellie or Elle (pronounced the same).

It is pronounced els-peth not els-beth.

As an Elspeth myself, I have grown to like it. I don't think of it as an old lady's name, but just unusual compared to the other many 'Elizabeth's I have met. I've never talked to anyone who has outright said they hated or disliked my name. I've always either had 'wow, that's such a nice name!' or at least 'that's a very unusual name, where are your parents from?' To me, it's not flimsy or too fancy, but it's certainly not plain old boring Jane (I apologise if anyone reading this is called Jane).

It's probably because of so many people who say my name wrong, but I have come to despise the pronunciations 'Elsbeth' or 'Elsabeth'. Those pronunciations to me are far too soft and flimsy- especially when the stress is on the second 'e'. I always stress my 'Els' and 'p' (though I do say my name "ELS-puth") when I say it (it sounds odd, but it works), and to me and to everyone else I have asked about my name, it never sounds harsh. But, of course, the best pronunciation of this name is by my Scottish relatives.

I would say that the best thing about being called Elspeth is that as it is unusual and interesting but not too wacky, people remember me by my name. The worst part is the constant 'Sorry, it's ElsPeth, not ElsABeth/ElsBeth' when people write down my name.

My daughter is called Elspeth and yes the pronunciation is tricky. Her older brother always called her Elsmith. The odd thing is that she only gets called Elspeth when she is in trouble. Her twin brother always called her Elibets and this was shortened to Bets and finally changed to Betsy which has stuck. Even her teachers call her Betsy. So it really doesn't matter what you call them they will find something that fits them.