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Eleanor
I was just reminded of how pretty it is and how much I used to love it.What do you think of Eleanor? Is it boring to you (sometimes I feel like it might be a really safe choice that everyone kind of likes)?Another one I love is Leonor. Opinions?Eleanor or Leonor?
Eleanor or Elinor?Thanks!
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I don’t think it boring but I am very used to it, so I may tend to overlook it when I’m playing with names. I think it’s very versatile and I would enjoy a young bearer. Just took a look at an old list wherein I had fun with some GP middle names. I think Eleanor can handle that sort of thing well. :)Hadn’t come across Leonor, at least not that I recall. Thanks for the introduction; it’s lovely.
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It's objectively fine, but I'm so bored by it. Plus Ellie is the 'Katie' of this generation.
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I love it, and it's my top girl name at the moment, despite its rising popularity. I much prefer Eleanor over Leonor or Elinor.
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Both Eleanor and Leonor(e) are absolutely lovely! Eleanor was my maternal grandma’s name, and I always thought it was so elegant. I like both the Eleanor and the Elinor spelling, but I hate the Eleonor one some people use. It always looks wrong.
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Eleanor is a lovely name, strong, feminine, and classic. It sounds mature to me, but the nicknames Nell and Ellie make it more approachable. It's very common now, but I don't think it's as boring as say, Olivia. Leonor is nice too, and gives the opportunity of the nickname Leo. I prefer Eleanor to both Leonor and Elinor.
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I would use Eleanor - and I would use it - rather than Elinor, simply because it's everyone's first guess and would therefore save a lifetime of explanations. But I like them both very much, and don't think a nn is needed at all.Leanor - I'm assuming it's three syllables - looks unfinished and unEnglish.I had an aunt on one side of my family and a great-aunt on the other, both known as Nellie, and as a child I just assumed that they were Eleanor or Helen. They weren't. Each of them had Nellie as her full and only fn. Which I still find sad.
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I absolutely adore Eleanor. It's one of my top choices if I have a girl next.I prefer the Eleanor spelling over Elinor. I don't care for Leonor as much. It feels less elegant.
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I love it on paper, with the O pronounced as an actual O. In real life it often turns into a schwa which I don't like at all. I don't think it's boring. I like all 3-- Eleanor, Leonor, and Elinor (and also Elanor, Lenore, Lenora, Leonora, etc). I think Eleanor and Leonor have a similar elegant vibe, but Leonor is a bit more magical and less likely to sound potentially dated. Elinor (and Elanor) are very similar but they look just a little bit more youthful.
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Eleanor is beautiful at one time it was my favorite girls' name. I still really like it, but I encountered an accent that pronounces the "or" as "er," which made more hesitant.Leonor is lovely, but I get a sad romantic southern vibe from it like a tragic heroine.
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