I love the name Brinley, very original! Good luck!
Ellie is so popular now so I would go with Brinley.
I defintely discriminate...my middle name is Mae and the little girl I am carrying now will be named Ava Mae. And I do love the name Ellie! :)
I really like both though I voted for Ellie Mae cause I think it sounds really cute. I only know one Ellie who is older and one Brinley who is 3. They are both cute names.
I like Ellie! I was called Ellie when i was in middle school and part of high school until everyone got the pronunciation right that is was ELLE (( L ))! But i got used to it.
Did you know Ellie Mae was the name of the daughter on that show the hillbillies? lol. Its still cute tho! I like it better than Brinley.
I like Ellie Mae, just has a cute ring to it!
thank you everyone for voting and your input! i really appreciate it! Keep the voting up! lol me and the hubby want to try to get at least 100 votes if we can! that way we have a good round number with a good percentage to what name is the best lol :)
I can't vote cos I'm on my phone but I like brinley
I like Brinley! It's very original :)
I like the name ellie mae, it has cute ring to it. I like the name Brinley Marie as well, but like the first name the best.
As much as I love the ring to Ellie Mae, I can't help but associate the name with "The Beverly Hillbillies;" Jed Clampett's daughter's name was Elly May. A lot of people don't even know "The Beverly Hillbillies" anymore, though...it's a pretty old show.
Anyway, I also really like Brinley. It's very cute and very original. But I like the combination of Brinley Mae better than when it's used with Marie. ☺
yeah, i was gonna say Ellie Mae sounds kinda hillbilly (because of the show lol) Ellie is a cute name but maybe Ellie Marie....i still really like Brinley though, but im the same as Audrey...i like Brinley Mae.
Brinley is an awesome name and Ellie reminds me of the ladies in the nursing home.
i like Ellie. The name Brinley reminds me of a dog for some reason. I do like Ellie Marie more than Ellie Mae.
Thanks everyone! Who knew this could be such a tough choice! lol I love both names too :) And I think whatever name we choose will have my middle name marie :) But, I just wish I could get the hubby to love the name Brinley as much as I do lol I think he might be warming up to it tho :) I just love it because it is unique and I know nobody else would have that name in her class, but wow, I am really surprised that the names are pretty tied in votes! lol
Ellie Mae is cute but it immediately brings to mind The Beverly Hillbillies, atleast for me. I voted for Brinley Marie becuase it's not a common name and I can't think of any assocations that could be used to make fun of the name :)
I like Brinley! You can call her Brin. So cute!
Brinley! I've never heard of it. So original! =)
I voted ellie mae.
however, the name carries a certain "stigma" with it. Trust me, as I am Cindy Lou. I just use Cindy, but once people know my middle name is Lou, it is game on for all the hillbilly & Grinch jokes.
I'm sure no matter what name we pick for our children, some kid is going to find a way to make fun of it. My daughters name is Anna. She actually thought her middle name was "bananna" until a few months ago.
I like the name Ellie. It sounds sweet. Brinley seems a little "trendy" for my taste. I like the classic, yet less common names.