We can’t decide on the name??
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Topic: We can’t decide on the name??
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Subject: We can’t decide on the name??
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:02pm
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Hi all, my husband an I are asking for your help in deciding on a name ofr our baby girl due any day.
Chelsea or Elliot?? ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:08pm
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Chelsea. I love that name! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:09pm
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I think Chelsea too! But Elliot is nice. Also Chelsea might fit better with the names you already have... ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:47pm
I like Chelsea too. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:53pm
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both nice..:) but i think Chelsea too:)! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:54pm
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Chelsea is a beautiful name... ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:01pm
| I like Chelsea too. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:11pm
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Why not Chelsea Elliot ****? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:11pm
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You could do Chelsea Elliot? -------------  
 
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:11pm
I would say Elliot cos its different 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:14pm
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Is there anyway you could "girlify" Elliot? I do like that name.
Alyet? Aliyt? Chelsea reminds me of Chelsea Tea or Chelsea from Gloss  ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:16pm
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I'm going to be different and say Elliot - we actually considered this for our wee girl. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:19pm
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i like elliot too does one go better with your surname more than the other? ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:21pm
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Chelsea's nice and then you'll have 3 C's! Does it fit with your surname?? -------------  
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:27pm
I prefer Elliot!  -------------  
 
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:38pm
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If we have a girl we want to name her Chelsea (maybe spelt Chelsey though, haven't decided - have to get pregnant first haha) so that's my favourite :)
Chelsea Elliot sounds cool too! ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:49pm
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Chelsea is my choice ------------- Isaac is 6, Ethan is 4, Rico is 2 and Hunter is almost 1! |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:49pm
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Elliot here!! 3 c's might be a bit of overkill?? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:54pm
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Thanks for all your thoughts. Middle name is to be Jay and surname is Surtees so names would be
Chelsea Jay Surtees or Elliot Jay Surtees Both can be shortened CJ or Elle. It has been Chelsea for months as we simply couldn't agree on anything else but we heard Elliot the other day and both kinda liked it. Our eldest son has taken to Elliot (I think it's more fun to say) but I'm struggling with the idea of change (although better now than later). As for spelling of either of them we'll play around with that one later...better choose a name first
Kepp the posts coming ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:57pm
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tricky!!! i vote for chelsea though, although whatever you decide will be perfect for her
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:11pm
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Hmmm my mum told me to try shouting it and see how it sounds lol! But i like Chelsea. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:15pm
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I vote Elliot - I think it will be a beautiful name not only for a wee girl but also for a grown woman.
Chelsea makes me think of the bun (sorry )
And Elle would be a cool shortened version of it too. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:33pm
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Chelsea is gorgeous. Not a fan of Elliot althou would be nice if spelt different like Mel suggested. Goodluck with picking a name ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:53pm
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I like Chelsea.
But Elliot is lovely. It's nice to have something different. I'd be disappointed if you changed the spelling though - I'm a stickler for that kind of thing 
Having said that, to "girlify" it, I think perhaps "Eliot" would be pretty
GOOD LUCK!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:58pm
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I like Chelsea, Elliot to me is a boys name (like Elliot in ET lol). Altho if it was spelt differently... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:01pm
| I like Chelsea. I know a boy called Elliot so it seems more like a male name...and as you already have two boys I think a full on girls name would be great! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:02pm
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I prefer Chelsea, and i'm like Charly and keep it the spelling as it is. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:34pm
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I vote Elliot I really like that name. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 10:50pm
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i like chelsea, i know too many boys called elliot so to me i hear that name i automaticly think "boy"
chelsea is gorgeous ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 12:24am
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I like Chelsea too. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 6:30am
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Chelsea seems to be getting the majority of votes
I agree with Bobbie that Elliot is a lovely grown up name. But when we found out we were having a girl I had wanted a girly name as we've already got 2 boys and my kids are bald for quite a while (or simply soo blond you can't see any hair they many have managed to grow) so we'd get the "what a lovely boy"  , nothing a bit of pink can't fix I guess
------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:16am
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I love Elliot. And you can call her Elle, which is really girly.
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:39am
| I prefer Chelsea I like others think of Elliot as a boys name |
Posted By: MyBelly
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:22am
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I loooove Elliot! i think it would be a fantastic name for a girl! i like the spelling either way, the way .Mel spells it or how it is normally spelt, i think its great!
(knew a chelsea at school and man she was a stuck up bi*ch!!) |
Posted By: sadie
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:44am
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Personally I much prefer Elliot (think Elliot from Scrubs). Chelsea to me seems a wee bit Footballers Wives - no offence to anyone!
I'm with Charly too, normal spellings only. Friends of mine have unusual spellings and it does their heads in constantly having to correct people. |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 11:15am
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I like Chelsea, spelling to me is not a big thing...it makes it more personal.
I do like Elliot, but like Mel said would change the spelling
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 12:08pm
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I prefer Elliot! If Chelsea, I prefer spelling it Chelsey.
Isla (eye-la) has a name that is forever going to be said/spelt wrongly, *opps*,..and Im sure it will be a curse cos it already annoys me! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 12:44pm
People can't pronounce Isla Kellz?  Seriously?
On the bald front, sorry even if you dress her entirely in pink people will still call her a boy (experience from a girl that was bald (well I had fuzz) until 3 1/2! 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 12:53pm
| I totally love the name elliot for a girl and yeah if your worried about people thinking she is a boy then just call her elle when people ask. I think its such a cool name for a girl. |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 1:07pm
| Yep Isla gets said Is-la and Eyes-la,..or people avoid saying her name and say "her" or "baby" instead cos they dunno how to say it! I always feel like saying " Do u say Is-land? No! its Island,..so why do u say Is-la?!!" Lol! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 3:28pm
Emz but until it was pointed out to me i didn't know it wasn't is-la...I'd never heard of it until i saw the lady on Home and Away.. This is why we called our baby a nice easy to spell name..but you would be surprised how many people get me to spell Ethan and Fox:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
emz wrote:Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 3:29pm
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but i love the name(Isla):) and yeah to me Elliot is a boys name too...but I'm funny like that with unisex names..it's a totally personal choice and its a lovely name though!:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 4:34pm
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Chelsea still seems to be dominating but not to such the same scale.
As suggested I tried yelling the name and prefered to yell Elliot. Not sure whether this means she'll be more subsceptible to being growled as it's more fun or not, lol ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 4:39pm
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By the way foxxy_one, my husband was reading through this thread and just about fell off his chair with laughter at your signature ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 6:43pm
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charli often gets called a boy...STILL!!!
when she was a baby, it went like this awww gorgeous, what's the name? charli charli, what a handsome wee fella she's a girl (that's why she's in pink! duh!) oh. charli? is that short for something? no, just charli 
i think elliot is a great name, it makes me think of the chick on scrubs. chelsea, to me, sounds posh...no offense anyone!!!!!
maybe you should wait until she's born and then decide. it can make it easier once you are actually looking at bubs ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 6:48pm
lol thankyou:) most people don't even notice:)! i was just reading the may thread...it says you were having a surprise?:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 7:54pm
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Na,when I got my name put on the list due I mentioned all the pink stuff bought but I guess it was lost. We're not patient people, found out with both the boys as well. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 8:41pm
haha i got that with Caitlyn ... "what a beautiful baby " "thankyou " "how old is he" "SHE is 4 months " "ohhhh, what a nice age ....whats his name " *pause*........"Callum " (i'd just give in ,obviously she was a boy to them) Hmmm, i like both Chelsea and Elliot , so im not help. "Corban,Connor and Chelsea" ..."Corban , Connor and Elliot ." tough choice....i know! call her Kelly ! kelly's are known for being icredibly good looking and smart
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:28pm
I always presumed Charli was pronounced Sharley 
Elliot sounds like a boys' name to me, I didn't even know it was a unisex name until this thread ------------- |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:49pm
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Elliot reminds me of the chick off scrubs and Chelsea reminds me of Chelsea Clinton I did go to school with a boy called Elliot so it does kind of seem like a boys name to me- but there are lots of Unisex names around now.
Out of the 2 I prefer Chelsea though. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:44pm
in fact ....so smart we spell "incredibly " wrong .... |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 20 May 2008 at 2:38am
lol, ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 20 May 2008 at 2:41am
Well, babys started knocking so keep on with the votes an I'll let everyone know our decision once she's here. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 20 May 2008 at 8:31am
yeah, some people (usually old people) just don't get it... When Seb was very little (and dressed in blue/green) I would get told what a lovely little girl he is... and what's his name "Sebastian" Oh that's so pretty. I wonder if the poor thing was a little lost... it's not exactly a modern name either. -------------
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 12:16pm
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So baby is definately a girl which is a start. We have called her Chelsea Jay. Howerve I'm struggling with the name as still not quite sure and simply refer to her as baby girl so don't be surprised if we change our minds in the next couple of days. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 12:30pm
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 12:31pm
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Ooo I love the name Chelsea, congrats
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 1:37pm
hehe i struggled with edens name too - even after we had definitley decided to call her eden i kept getting her name wrong and referring to her as either toby (my boy) or ziggy (the cat)!!!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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