Norah by itself or as a nickname for Eleanor?

[JessambardKingdomBrunel]

Dh and I are both agreed that we love Norah, and want to call our dd that, but we can't decide whether to make it a nickname for Eleanor, so that she has other options in the future (Eleanor/Nell/Ellie).

Do you think Norah needs a full name on the birth certificate, or is it enough of a name by itself.

[JessambardKingdomBrunel]

*?

[DeckSofa]

Norah is fine by itself.

[Icklepup]

By itself

[Falaffels]

By itself. It's lovely!

[kaytee87]

I think it's fine by itself and usually I'm one for 'full' names. Norah is cute and quirky without being weird. Nice choice.

[RedDwarves]

If I met a Nora(h), I would assume that that was her full name.

Eleanor nn Nora(h) isn't common, particularly nowadays.

[TheCosmicOwl]

Norah is a lovely name on it's own.

The world doesn't need any more Eleanors!

[KanyeWesticle]

I'll go against the grain and say use Eleanor, then she can use both. I love Norah but why not give her the option.

[MariaMadita]

I really like Nora. :) But the added h is a bit strange imo.

Nora is a short form of Honora & Eleanor (I believe). It isn't Hebrew/an English version of a Hebrew name (unlike Sarah, Rebekah, Hannah, Susannah etc...)

[MikeUniformMike]

Not keen on either of them but if you are going to call her Norah then why call her Eleanor.

[MrsSteptoe]

I'd call her Norah, gorgeous name. But I think you could also get away with Nell/Nelly as a nn even if you christen her Norah rather than Eleanor. Ellie, granted, would be a bit puzzling if her name were Norah.

[LoveInTokyo]

What about Leonora / Nora?

[HappyLollipop]

Norah is lovely by itself.

[kaytee87]

Actually as pp have said, I prefer the spelling Nora too

[PuppyMonkey]

I’m not a fan of Nora but I agree it’s a name in itself and I wouldn’t have thought of it as a NN for Eleanor at all.

[abiirthdaycake]

My grandmother was Eleanor (well, her middle name was) but known as Nora all her life - apparently there were lots of people who didn't realise her name wasn't Nora. One of her other grandkids was named after her but with the Norah spelling. I think I prefer it without the H, and with Eleanor on the birth certificate

[MikeUniformMike]

I prefer it with the h.

[GreatDuckCookery6211]

Personally I would have Eleanor and then Norah as a nn.

[Flamingosnbears]

Norah is fine on its own

[DiegoMadonna]

Prefer it as its own name. Never knew it could be used as a nn for Eleanor.

[Glumglowworm]

I like Norah and it’s fine as a stand-alone name (I know one 100+ year old Norah, it’s not a new thing, either as a stand-alone or that spelling).

[Singlenotsingle]

Eleanor is classic and elegant. Norah? Norah Bone ...

[DramaAlpaca]

Nora/h is a name in itself, it's not short for anything.

Eleanor is much, much nicer though...

[Picknickers]

Norah. I find Eleanor really clunky. And she'd be called Ellie at school. Sorry Eleanor mums.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Id just go for Norah. Eleanor might want to go by Ella Ellie Lennie. Nellie.