Message: "Elsie" - Behind the Name

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Elsie

by Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)

5/2/2016, 9:43 AM

I guess it's not super popular, but it's gaining steam as the go-to pick for "quirky" parents and I just don't get it. Of all the cute old-school names to resurrect, why Elsie?? Where did it come from?? What need does Elsie fulfill?? I felt the same way about Matilda.

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- Pink Princess

5/2/2016, 8:17 PM

I think Elsie is adorable! It's slightly quirky, with that vintage feel that the "hipsters" seem to love! Now I'm no hipster, but I do think the name is lovely and will suit a female of any age. Matilda is lovely too.

- earthnut

5/2/2016, 10:21 AM

I think it fills the same niche as Liam and Kaitlyn. Variants on previously super-popular names. Perhaps for honoring purposes, perhaps just because Elizabeth, William, and Katherine seem dusty and boring.

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- RDNZL (Billina)

5/2/2016, 10:19 AM

I think it sounds like the name of a cow. Not attractive.

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