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Ellie is actually a really common name, it seems to me. I know several people with this name. 5/25/2015

Personal experiences with the name Ellie

My name is Elie (well technically it's Mary Elizabeth). Yes, it is spelled with only one L. I've never met another Elie, but have met several Ellie's. I used to hate my name when I was younger because no one else was named Elie and they all spelled it wrong. Now however, I love my name. My father picked out the spelling and would not let it be spelled with two L's. My name is unique and I love it.

My best friend growing up was named Ellie, and she was a bully and a huge pain. I do not like this name at all!
My real name's Éponine, but everybody calls me Ellie. I've never met another Ellie. :)

Like the name Ellie. We are giving our daughter her grandmother's maiden name Ellington, and calling her Ellie for short. I find Ellie isn't a strong sounding name, but it's friendly and less formal than Ellington. I like the option of Ellie being a short form because then our daughter can decide if she wants to sound more sophisticated or friendly, depending on her mood or the occasion.

My ex's stepmother's name was Ellie, and she was a troublemaker.

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My name is Ellie and I liked being unusual growing up. I used to feel like it was a unique name and a strong, historical name. I kind of annoyed at how popular it has gotten. It feels less unique and too cutsie now.
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Our daughter's name is Ellie. My husband chose the name Eliana, mainly for its meaning and that is what is on her birth certificate, but everyone knows her as Ellie and she self-identifies as Ellie also. We had no idea in 2007 that it (and all other El- names) were becoming so popular!
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I have the name Ellie and I was named after my grandmother. My name isn't short for anything like other Ellies, and people often often ask me what my name is short for. I like my name, though, and enjoy running into other people named Ellie

My name is Ellee, but pronounced the same way. It's not short for anything, as many often assume. When I was younger I didn't like it, but now I've grown quite fond of it. It's cute and fits my personality.

My best friend's name is Ellie. Her first name is Susie but she goes by Ellie. She's very sweet and it fits her personality well.

My name is Eleanor. I go by Ellie. I sometimes get it pronounced like the boys name Eli (e-lie). I have not met any other Ellies but I have met two other Eleanors (one my best friend but she goes by Nora). It's getting too popular for my liking, so I might consider different nicknames. Some of my friends call me Annie or Lea.

My name is Ellie, and I have met two other Ellie’s. I heavily dislike how popular it has become because I start to run into people who are like me. I have been asked several times if it is short for something when it isn’t, and I find it kind of rude to be asked that question. But, my cousin is having a baby soon and it is a girl, and she loved the name Ellie so much she wanted to name the baby that, but she didn’t because she said there was already one in the family, but our family has never misinterpreted my name. Although it does get a bit annoying to run into all these Ellie’s, I had an Elise on my team for a sport last year, and she had to leave early one practice and her father called her Ellie and I was so confused, if you plan on naming your baby Ellie just have her prepped to share a name with a good amount of people.

Nicknames for Ellie

Els, Elle, Elliephant, Els da bells, Ellie-Bellie, El, El-Bell.

Meanings and history of the name Ellie

The meaning of Ellie is shining light or most beautiful woman.
Beautiful Fairy

Famous real-life people named Ellie

Ellie Kemper - American actress

Ellie Goulding - British pop singer

Ellie in song, story & screen

Ellie Mae from the 60s TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies"

Miss Ellie, matriarch of the Ewing family on the 80s TV show "Dallas", played by Barbara Bel Geddes

Ellie was the main character in the movie Contact,
played by Jody Foster and child actor.

Ellie Frederickson is a character in the Pixar movie "Up"

Dr.Eleanor "Ellie" Woodcomb, sister of Chuck Bartowski on the NBC show Chuck

Ellie is the main character in The Last Of Us game.

Eleanor "Ellie" Nash, A former character on Canadian television series "Degrassi"

Ellie was a main character in the video game, "The Last of Us"

Ellie is the name of the Nirvana-loving, rebel girl in Nick Hornby's novel "About a Boy".

Ellie Phimister A.K.A Negasonic Teenage Warhead from Marvel Comics and the movie "Deadpool" set in same universe.

Ellie Camacho, the name of Deadpool's biological daughter in the Deadpool comics, who in an alternate universe, later becomes Deadpool herself