I have two girls that start with an E, so if we have a 3rd girl (not pregnant just dreaming) I know it needs to be an E too (even though this was never my plan!) 
I have it narrowed down to 3 (or 4) names, what do you all think? My girls names now start with Em and Ev...so any name that start/sound similar are out. I'd like to use a different combination of letters, obviously I'm leaning toward El.
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squash / 13764 posts
I think I like the sound of another 3 syllable name! I love Elodie. Or Eloise?
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I love Elodie, it's high on my list for if we have another girl someday
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Of the 3 you posted, I like Elena! But I'm liking Eloise also!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Oooh I've never considered Eloise, I wonder if I could get DH on board with that one, I like it!
@nana87: Elodie has always been high on my list, but I know I will have a tough time selling DH on it, he thinks it's a made up name
pear / 1503 posts
My first thought without even reading the comments was Eloise! There's also Eleanor.
cherry / 125 posts
I love Elena, so pretty and feminine. I was also considering Eliana if we had a girl. I love the nickname Ellie
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
Elodie has been one of my favorites for a long time but my DH isn't into it so I can never use it. I'd love to see someone around here use it.
pear / 1998 posts
I tend to lean away from Elena because of the numerous spellings and similar sounding names. In 2013, there were 35 different spellings of the name. The similar sounding name Elana had 27 different spellings.
Elena (2371), Alaina (1749), Alayna (1549), Elaina (1030), Alena (371), Elayna (193), Aleyna (115), Ellena (72), Alaynah (51), Alaynna (50), Allayna (32), Ellaina (31), Alainah (29), Aleina (28), Alainna (27), Eleyna (23), Eleina (22), Elainah (16), Ellayna (14), Elaynah (13), Aleynah (13), Elenna (12), Aleighna (11), Alaena (10), Elainna (9), Alenna (9), Alenah (9), Allaina (7), Alaiyna (7), Aalayna (6), Ahlayna (6), Alainnah (5), Elaena (5), Ilaina (5), Ilayna (5)
Alana (1744), Alanna (592), Alannah (297), Alanah (191), Elana (133), Alonna (87), Ilana (87), Alona (76), Allana (73), Alahna (53), Alauna (41), Allanah (23), Ellana (21), Elanna (20), Alonnah (19), Alonah (18), Elona (18), Ahlana (15), Allannah (12), Allanna (7), Aalana (6), Allahna (6), Aalanah (5), Alahnna (5), Allona (5), Alohna (5), Illana (5)
I love Elodie. (There were only 4 different spellings of it 
Elodie (170), Elody (7), Ellody (7), Ellodie (5))
persimmon / 1364 posts
Of the ones you posted, I prefer Elyse. My daughter is named Elliott (Ellie or Elle for short). Another name we were considering was Eliza (pronounced E-lee-za NOT E-lie-za).
nectarine / 2797 posts
@Meowkers: I love love love Eliza, but DH vetoed for DD 
Also love Eloise and Elise and my DD is Eleanor so I have a soft spot for that.
persimmon / 1322 posts
I love Eloise, Ellodie, Eliza, ellery, Elise, Elaina, Eleanor, and Ella. Our neighbors have an Ellora, named after family, who they call Ellie.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
I LOVE Eloise! It was my first choice for DD! I'm not crazy about Elena, but I like Elyse a lot too, and Elodie.
honeydew / 7917 posts
Eleanor! It's a personal favorite and one I would have chosen if I had a girl. I also love Elodie. Such a pretty name!
pear / 1586 posts
For names with an Ellie nn, I love Eleanor, Eloise, and Elodie. (Our dog is named Ellie and I constantly kick myself that I can't use Eleanor as a girl's name one day.)
pea / 9 posts
My daughter is Elsie. We call her Ellie sometimes. And she gets calle Elise a lot, mostly at doctors offices... I love her name, perfect for our quirky, curious little girl!
Oh and sometimes she gets called Elsa... which she thinks is pretty awesome too! 
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
@yin: I love the name Eleanor but with our other two names it is too traditional, it doesn't flow with them. We need something a little more modern to flow with them.
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