I have a beautiful baby girl named Elliott Eva!
A lot of people were surprisingly opinionated about her name. I just thought it was cute and fun and I honestly didn't think it would be so controversial. Most people were taken back at first (understandably), but a few were down right rude (mostly the older generation.) The nurse at the hospital said it was "awful", my brother thought I was joking, and my own mother begged me to change it.
But I still loved her name and stayed strong.
Now, it seems most people really like it, but yes, I do still get a few "Oh . . . "s.
Elliott for a girl seems to be a growing trend and hopefully people will accept it more. I'm sure the first female Tylers and Rowans got some weird looks, too. Plus, she always has the option of going by the cute and feminine nick-name, "Ellie".
My daughter is 13 months old now, adorable and full of energy. Everyone knows and loves Elliott. I can't imagine her with any other name. Even my mother calls her Elliott now!
Go with whatever name you like, you can't please everyone. The best quote I've heard is"
"The name does not define the child, the child defines the name."

The first thing I thought when I saw this is you must be a fan of Scrubs. Lol.

I dont think Elliot is a bad name for a girl, and there are certainly plenty of worse names you could have chosen, and I am thankful on behalf of your child that you didnt.

But please, for the sake of your child, if you are going to name her Elliot, please spell it as "Elliot". Changing the spelling is not going to make it anymore feminine, its just going to look stupid and be impossible for anyone to spell correctly.

Go for Elliot. If you team it with a more feminine sounding middle name I think that would be lovely. For example:

Elliot Claire
Elliot Louise
Elliot Marie
Elliot Cate (Catherine)

Its become overly popular to use it on a girl, damn Scrubs. I know 4 female Elliot's, all under the age of 2 years.

All I can say is that I feel sorry for the male Elliot's of 10 or so years to come, they will be facing what the poor male Ashley's and Madison's face on a regular basis.

Theres a female Tyler in the after school care I run, the boys tease her to no end, "Hey Tyler, where youre willie? Did you mum chop it off?"

I love the name Eliott for a girl, always have!

I've actually always thought that Elliot for a boy sounded quite feminine, but that's just me. I think it works a lot better for a girl.

thanks for the support, its great to hear from someone who has experienced it first hand