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Eleanora - honest opinions please!

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PlasticineHardHat · 04/05/2016 13:55

I've picked Eleanora as a potential name for my daughter, due in August. However, it has met with mixed responses - please tell me your honest opinions/reactions to it!

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GerundTheBehemoth · 04/05/2016 15:22

It makes me think of Eleanora's falcons, which are lovely. So I like it :)

Dollface136 · 04/05/2016 15:16

It's nice enough but be wary that people are lazy, and when they don't understand a name your daughter will inevitably spend a lot of time correcting people that her name is not Lenora or Eleanor. My mother is Suzanne and is constantly having to correct people that she is not Susan.

Tiggeryoubastard · 04/05/2016 15:15

Eleanor = nice
Leonora = nice
Eleanora = a bit of a mouthful.

Thirded

Sophronia · 04/05/2016 15:14

I like it

steppemum · 04/05/2016 14:26

Eleanor = nice
Leonora = nice
Eleanora = a bit of a mouthful.

exactly this.
And I love the name Eleanor. Never shorten it to Ellie, it is so nice as the whole name

ProphetOfDoom · 04/05/2016 14:18

I used to love the name Lenor. [bastard Proctor & Gamble]

Eleanora is lovely, but I agree that Leonora or Eleanor is easier on the tongue. There will be a big tendency to shorten Eleanora I would think.

FellOutOfBedTwice · 04/05/2016 14:17

I don't know how old you are OP but for me I immediately thought "Wizardora", a kids TV show from my youth about a batshit mad witch who wore some mad clothes. I think it's because it sounds a bit made up. Eleanor is nice though, just go with that.

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PlasticineHardHat · 04/05/2016 14:13

Shakespearean
Fairy Tale queen
Imposing Victorian matriarch

What more can you ask from a name?

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Buckinbronco · 04/05/2016 14:12

I like it

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PlasticineHardHat · 04/05/2016 14:11

My DH suggested it and at first I wasn't sure, but it's really grown on me and now it's the frontrunner! I do like just Eleanor too though..

KingJoffrey I think your responses have made me like the name even more!

It's not met with strong dislike by friends/family - people either like it or sort of say "oh.." Confused

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MitzyLeFrouf · 04/05/2016 14:11

The name of an imposing Victorian matriarch.

LadyAntonella · 04/05/2016 14:07

It has plenty of options for nns. Ellie, Elle, Nora, Lenny maybe. I'm warming to it OP! I prefer it to Eleanor actually. Leonora is nicer though and still nice nns. I'd go for Leonora.

Floggingmolly · 04/05/2016 14:02

I much prefer Eleanor.

KingJoffreyLikesJaffaCakes · 04/05/2016 14:01

Bit much.

Bit Shakespeare.

Bit fairy tale queen.

I love it. But it's a big name for a tiny person.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 04/05/2016 13:59

Eleanor = nice
Leonora = nice
Eleanora = a bit of a mouthful.

LadyAntonella · 04/05/2016 13:58

Not my cup of tea, but definitely a nice enough name. When you say mixed responses do you mean some people strongly dislike it? I don't see why they would.

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