# Baby Name Thread - Which Long Form of Elly? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324 "2010-11-20T11:28:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/41 "2010-11-21T05:42:47Z")
Elena. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/42 "2010-11-21T10:21:48Z")
My daughters nickname by some is Ellie and her full name is Elissa. So I vote for Eliana because it sounds more girly to me and all the Eloises that I know are over 60. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/43 "2010-11-21T11:43:31Z")
Another vote for Eleanor, but if you’ve got your heart set on the two options listed, then Eloise. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/44 "2010-11-21T13:59:01Z")
Eleanor ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/45 "2010-11-21T14:17:28Z")
We don’t love Eleanor enough to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/46 "2010-11-21T16:13:25Z")
Eliahna looks like a horrible typo-ed mess. I also prefer Eleanor, but with this poll, have to go with Eloise. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/47 "2010-11-21T16:48:19Z")
**We** all know how to pronounce Eloise, but there’s a slight risk that some folks will say “Eloyce” or “Eloyze”. If Eleanor is out of the question, I vote Eliana, no h. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/48 "2010-11-22T01:04:38Z")
Actually dislike Eliahna. Ick. Just Elly. Simple. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/49 "2010-11-22T01:30:27Z")
I’m going to vote for the real name over the made up one any day of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/50 "2010-11-22T01:47:19Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > Actually dislike Eliahna. Ick. > > Just Elly. Simple. I don’t like nicknames as full names. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/51 "2010-11-22T02:22:07Z")
Of the two, Eloise. At least it’s recognisable. I’ve never heard of the other one. It looks like one of those weird, made-up “I want my child to be different” names. But I prefer Eleanor. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324/52 "2010-11-22T22:18:07Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I’m going to vote for the real name over the made up one any day of the week. Eliana is a perfectly legit Hebrew name that’s crossed over into the general American public over the last ten years; it was the 193rd-most-popular baby girl name last year in the US. It means ‘God has answered me.’ But yeah, drop the H if you’re going with that one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-thread-which-long-form-of-elly/561324.md?page=2)