Elena, Eleanor, Juliette or Caitlin

[Kathryn3C]

Need help on my shortlist above. Love Elena but pronounced Elayna and everyone says ellena, so could go with Eleanor instead for ease. Juliette is dh fave I like it but not if it got shortened to Julie. Caitlin is other one I have always liked but is dh least fave. Any help please baby due soon!

[Raines100]

I have an Elena, pronounced el-ay-na.
I've found we get 'Eleanor' from people who are reading it without hearing it, e.g. at the docs, and sometimes when I say it to people, they don't catch it or they don't remember it. But plenty of people do get it. I took her for a settling in session at nursery, and the staff all had it right. It doesn’t bother me, and if it starts to drive DD potty when she's older, she can shorten to Ella or Lena.

Juliet would be my other choice.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Love Juliette (Etta).

[VintagePerfumista]

I like Elena, (dd's middle name until dp changed his mind) but the pronunciation is a minefield and you'd be forever correcting whichever one it wasn't!

[Oldgranny]

Juliette x

[Sophronia]

Juliette (or Juliet?) or Eleanor

[Rainbowqueeen]

I don't know any Juliets who have it shortened to Julie

It's a gorgeous name

[Backhometothenorth]

Juliette

[grasspigeons]

I like Juliette best from those

[MissSmiley]

Juliette
Jules maybe or Etta but wouldn't get shortened to Julie

[SoleBizzz]

Juliette at school was shortened to Julie or Jules.

[MitzyLeFrouf]

Juliette

[EverythingEverywhere1234]

Juliette (Etta) or Eleanor, I love both of them!

[aurorie11]

I have a Juliette, but nn is ettie

[C0untDucku1a]

Elena is pronounced el ay na. I always thought Eleanor was ellen or as in Roosevelt. never heard Juliette shortened.

[MrsMyreton]

I love both Juliette and Eleanor.

My friend Juliette is called 'Juls' as a nickname, but only by close friends.

[VintagePerfumista]

Elena is pronounced Ellen-a in Italy.

[KoalaDownUnder]

I love Elena.

[Babypassport]

I have an Elena (pn el-EN-a) and pronunciation has been difficult - like a PP said, lots of people call her Eleanor! Still love the name though.

Saying that, all your choices are gorgeous!

[bridgetreilly]

Eleanor.
Juliet. (this spelling much better than Juliette imo)
Caitlin.
Elena.

[LorelaiVictoriaGilmore]

Juliette! It's pretty high in my list!

[Kathryn3C]

Thanks for the replies so far they have been helpful x

[swimmerforlife]

I love Elena, such a beautiful name.

I really dislike Juliette, it seems a bit posh to me also all the Juliettes I have known have been utter bitches.

Caitlin is very dated, I know loads who were born 10-15 years ago.

Eleanor is fine, not to my taste though.

[SuperBeagle]

The Elena I know probably pronounces it eh-LEE-nah. She's Russian. I think pronunciation will be an issue. I can't see how it's pronounced like Eleanor, as I also pronounce Eleanor like Eleanor Roosevelt.

Not a fan of Eleanor, having said all that.

Caitlin is very outdated. I don't know any under the age of 15, but know loads in the 15-30 bracket.

Love Juliet, but only this spelling.

[KarineAimee]

Juliette is gorgeous

[wizzler]

Juliette from your list, but as per pp would prefer Juliet.
Helena?