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#1 EmilyA

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Posted 19 February 2013 - 07:56 PM

Hey ladies! I hope everyone is doing fabulous!

Lately I've been coming back to some old names of mine, especially Ella. I've loved this name for a very long time and it is always embedded in the back of my mind, just like the name Penelope. Though the popularity for Ella is high on the roster I can't help but just fall in love with it. Etta is just so lovely and so old that it's mysterious. Two letters that I just cannot decide on!

So here's my question; Which do you prefer: Ella or Etta?


Have a great week! :)

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 12:00 AM

Definitly Ella, Etta sounds like a nn for Henrietta

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 06:24 AM

Ella. I don't mind Etta. The way i think about the decision is what would i rather be called? And when it comes down to it while Etta is nice, I'd rather be Ella.

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 06:45 AM

I agree. I would choose Ella too :)

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 07:10 AM

Hmm, I really like both <3 I have Arietta on my list, or other names ending in Etta, and I guess I just love how it sounds at the end of a name. I think Etta is really pretty! Ella is so lovely as well though.. I guess it all depends on the feel you'd like for it :/ Maybe finding middle names for both then deciding which combo you like best? :)

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 07:28 AM

I like Etta a tad more. It just has more personality to me.

Have you thought of using Penelope nn Ella?
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 10:10 AM

I adore the name Ella :wub: .

Etta isn't bad, just seems a tad more harsh.

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 03:58 PM

Ella is pretty

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 10:15 PM

I feel like in the long run I'd have to wait until I meet my child to decide between such close names <3 They have totally different personalities to them, and maybe after they've been born you'd have a better feel for it? hehe, idk :)

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 09:37 AM

I agree with Remy that they'd seem to fit different personalities. But I personally prefer Ella as a nickname (Eliza, Eleanor, Eloise etc.) and I like Etta either on it's own or a nn to Juliette or Henrietta..,






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