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[Opinions] Elinor Scout Julia
by BeccyLeader2
10/15/2021, 12:04 PM
New combo — WDYT?Elinor for Elinor Dashwood in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.Scout for Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.Julia is my sister's name.If I were to give this name to a future daughter, my last name is one syllable and starts with C.Also, what do you think about nicknames for Elinor?*LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
- Shel SilversteinListen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.
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- Ani (peonini)
10/17/2021, 12:54 PM
Elinor Julia Scout flows so much better. Elinor Scout Julia has no flow at all.I like the nicknames Ellie, Nell & Nellie for Elinor. Elinor is a nice name. I like Julia and Scout as well.
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- Ceri (Ceri12)
10/16/2021, 2:10 PM
I really like Julia and Elinor is okay. I like the Eleanor spelling better and Ellie is a cute nickname
I’m sorry but I don’t care for Scout. To me it’s a book character and only a book character. I’d go with Julia Elinor.
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- Belphoebe
10/16/2021, 12:07 PM
I really like it!
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- Wordsmith   +1
10/15/2021, 2:32 PM
I think it's awful. Scout is obnoxious, and the combo lacks rhythm. Elinor Julia Scout flows better, but I still find Scout hideous. I quite like Elinor, though. Elinor Julia Finch?
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- Ani (peonini)
10/17/2021, 12:55 PM
Finch is cute!
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- HailCthulhu   +2
10/15/2021, 2:02 PM
I love Elinor, and Julia is my name so I sort of have to like it. Scout sticks out like a sore thumb, although I love the literary reference. Jean Louise would be a bit long if you still wanted to use Julia, but maybe Elinor Harper Julia or Elinor Julia Harper would work?My favorite nickname for Elinor is Nell, it's a bit more interesting than Ellie.
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- NelleR
10/15/2021, 4:26 PM
Nelle is Harper Lee's first name. It's her grandmother's name, Ellen spelled backward. So the nickname Nelle for Elinor could be considered a nod to Scout.
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- BeccyLeader2
10/15/2021, 2:09 PM
Ooh, I like Elinor Harper Julia / Elinor Julia Harper actually. Thanks!*
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- Anneza
10/15/2021, 1:37 PM
If it was me, I'd use Elinor Jean Louise. Or Elinor Julia Louise, but I dislike Julia, so I'd probably stay with Elinor Jean Louise. I've known quite few Elinor and Eleanor people, and they've all gone by the full name and not had a nn at all.
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- Kerilyntaryn21
10/15/2021, 12:28 PM
I only like Julia
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- RoxStar
10/15/2021, 12:12 PM
The only one that isn't plug-ugly to me is Julia, an I still don't really like it.
Elinor is an unattractive spelling of what to me will always be a frumpy, dowdy old-lady name.
Scout, however, is just awful. It sounds like someone's hunting dog.
Naming a little girl Scout is about like naming a kid Champ or Munchkin or Buster; Scout Finch had a perfectly good name, two of them, actually, yet her father's boyish nickname for her is the one people think makes a good full name.
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