Leonora

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Jen435 · 19/01/2021 21:21

What do people think of Leonora? I quite like the option of Leo - quite like the boy nickname for a girl - but also Nora (the more feminine sounding option).

I know Leo is quite popular for boys at the moment but don't know any Leonora's.

Anything else in a similar vein I should consider?

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Luckingfovely · 19/01/2021 21:37

Oooh I love it! Haven't heard the name for years - last time for me too was FMF The Good Soldier (which I now want to read again!)

Totally underused and very lovely name, go for it!

cobblers123 · 19/01/2021 21:37

My grandmother was Leonora Emmaline. She was usually called Nora.

TeensWithCrackedScreens · 19/01/2021 21:35

I've known a few Leonies, but for me Leonora will always be Leonora Ashburnham from "The Good Soldier" (his long-suffering wife)!

ParisJeTAime · 19/01/2021 21:31

I love it!

Elora is a name I hear occasionally. Also Elara. But I've never met a Leonora.

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 19/01/2021 21:31

Loooove Leonora but I just couldn't convince DH it was usable 😒 so many nickname options... I saw Leo, Nell, Leni and Nora all mentioned on baby name boards when i obsessively stalked this name online while pregnant. Its sort of girly but in a strong and dignified way. It sounds like the name a European princess or the heroine in a beautiful old poem - in fact, it might be both of these things now I think about it. And so underused!

saffire · 19/01/2021 21:26

I love it. Can't think of anything similar though. Apart from Elora, the baby in the film Willow!

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