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Eleanor or Isolde - final vote :)

76 replies

TIPosy · 16/06/2022 14:35

Hello,

So it looks like it’s down to these two for baby #5.😅

DH likes Isolde and I like Eleanor. What are your thoughts?

Our other children are:

Josephine, Iris, Theodore and Charlotte.

Thank you for your help. 😊

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pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 16/06/2022 18:30

I'm sorry I can't choose, they're both beautiful.

I'm an Eleanor and I've always loved my name - though perhaps it's felt slightly less special since I moved to the UK where it's more common in my age group than in my birth country, and popular for younger generations as well. But it's a great name to take one through life.

Isolde is also lovely and romantic.

Sorry, no help. Grin

TitoMojito · 16/06/2022 18:23

I'm too much of an Arthurian fan to not say Isolde. Besides, there were three different Isoldes in the legend. Admittedly two of them didn’t have great endings but it's still a lovely name.

17caterpillars1mouse · 16/06/2022 17:44

Ooo I like both
I would worry the beautiful Eleanor would just become another Ellie though so I would go with Isolde

LouisCatorze · 16/06/2022 17:42

Eleanor is a classic and goes well with your other DC's names.

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 16/06/2022 17:41

Eleanor. Isolde looks nice but isn't it just pronounced "I solder" which doesn't sound great!

Rubyroseyposey · 16/06/2022 17:41

Eleanor

StarDolphins · 16/06/2022 17:39

Isolde Is my fave!

HairyToity · 16/06/2022 17:38

Isolde

CPL593H · 16/06/2022 17:37

Both beautiful but it's Eleanor for me (favourite girls name)

Lindisfarne1 · 16/06/2022 16:33

My names Eleanor, wasn't much keen on it when I was younger but now I like it. I'm in my 50s I've never met another Eleanor

Ravenclawdropout · 16/06/2022 16:29

How is Isolde pronounced?

StarTwins · 16/06/2022 16:11

Eleanor

StEthelburgaRose · 16/06/2022 16:09

Eleanor

fruitbrewhaha · 16/06/2022 16:06

Isolde.

I don't like Eleanor. I think it's the nor bit.

Mushroo · 16/06/2022 16:06

Eleanor. Isolde is a lifetime of mispronunciation/ spelling

Chaoslatte · 16/06/2022 16:04

Eleanor. Isolde is a weird namesake imo. A character who is famous for drinking a love potion with the wrong person and then committing adultery with no agency. Whereas lots of cool Eleanors - of Acquitaine, Roosevelt, Ostrom.

OperationRinka · 16/06/2022 16:02

Isolde. Eleanor is lovely but bloody ubiquitous.

I normally dislike names with tragic endings but Isolde is just such a beautiful name.

xmasaries · 16/06/2022 16:00

Eleanor!

jossysgiant · 16/06/2022 15:14

Iseult is my favourite spelling but Isolde is preferable to Eleanor

newbiename · 16/06/2022 15:11

Eleanor , just commented this as a lovely name on another thread.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 16/06/2022 14:58

Isolde didn’t end well. Eleanor of Aquitaine on the other hand was able to cross the Alps twice in her eighties, and arrange a royal marriage when she arrived. A heroine and a role model.

momtoboys · 16/06/2022 14:49

Eleanor!

Basilbrushgotfat · 16/06/2022 14:47

Two of my favourite names - I don't know how to choose between them!

@CuteOrangeElephant Is-ol-da

PeskyRooks · 16/06/2022 14:43

Eleanor. I don't really know how you say Isolde to be honest is it just I sold? Iz old?

CuteOrangeElephant · 16/06/2022 14:40

Isolde!

It's top of my list should my baby turn out to be a girl.