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Middle name for Eleanor

42 replies

summerlovinvibes · 02/07/2022 12:10

I think 1 syllable would go best with our surname which is quite "harsh" / "brash" sounding.

Favourite is Eleanor Rose but I'd like to avoid Rose for personal reasons if there is an alternative that I can find that we like just as much...

Thanks in advance!

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Luredbyapomegranate · 02/07/2022 23:15

I’d avoid Rose, May and Grace because they are screaming cliches

Hope, Jane, Jean, Faith, Joy, Claire

Although I think personally 2 syllables works well

Eleanor Katharine, Eleanor Beatrice etc

Butterbeer4All · 02/07/2022 18:18

Kate
Jane
Jade
June
Mae
Rae

lizziesiddal79 · 02/07/2022 17:46

Eleanor Jane

H1Drangea · 02/07/2022 17:10

Ruth
Faye
Dawn/Eve
Lynn
Anne

Mumofgirls2017 · 02/07/2022 17:06

Eleanor Joy
Eleanor Hope
Eleanor Grace
Eleanor May
Eleanor Maeve
Eleanor Pearl
Eleanor Jade
Eleanor Paige
Eleanor Kate
Eleanor Faye
Eleanor Tess
Eleanor Wren
Eleanor Beth
Eleanor Niamh
Eleanor June
Eleanor Rue
Eleanor Faith
Eleanor Jean
Eleanor Jane
Eleanor Belle
Eleanor Eve
Eleanor Sloane
Eleanor Laine
Eleanor Lake

DockOTheBay · 02/07/2022 16:58

Grace, Rose, Louise, Jane and May are the obvious and most common middle names. There are some gorgeous short names you could chose that would be more interesting.

Fleur
Joy
Maeve
Clare
Eve
Willow
Pearl
Thea
Fern
Wren
Anwen
Honor
Kate
Ruth
Dawn

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 02/07/2022 16:54

Eleanor Catherine
Eleanor Mary
Eleanor Rachel

Please not Rose. ANYTHING but Rose, it's such a 'default' second name.

fluffyducky21 · 02/07/2022 16:51

Grace
Kate
Faith
Jade
Joy
Kay
Kim
Ruth
Beth

LadyMadeleineUsher · 02/07/2022 16:26

Eleanor Jane was a popular Victorian name in the Cumberland / Westmoreland region. I think it's beautiful.

Maybe, as others have said, the important thing is to work out it whether (with whatever accent you have) the 'Eleanor' and her actual surname will be easy for your daughter to say, without it becoming 'Elena'.

waltzingparrot · 02/07/2022 16:14

Ruby
Bess

Twizbe · 02/07/2022 16:10

We were going to do Eleanor Elizabeth but when DD was born she just didn't look like an Eleanor.

Classicblunder · 02/07/2022 16:10

The Eleanors I know are Eleanor Mary and Eleanor Meredith both of which I like

serialgrannie · 02/07/2022 16:08

By far the best (lovely first name by the way) is Eleanor Rose. (Sorry - not helpful).

GrimOutHere · 02/07/2022 16:04

Eleanor Jane
Eleanor Anne

CPL593H · 02/07/2022 16:02

Would Rosa be too much like Rose?

HerRoyalHappiness · 02/07/2022 16:00

One of my twins would have been Eleanor Daisy had I been able to continue the pregnancy

I know that's not one syllable though.

Eleanor June
Eleanor Grace
Eleanor Kate

Bournetilly · 02/07/2022 15:53

Eleanor Ivy

pinklavenders · 02/07/2022 15:40

Middle names NEVER even get used.

Make sure the first and surname sound nice together!

ConstanceAlways · 02/07/2022 15:39

Eleanor Eve

Theoldwoman · 02/07/2022 15:00

I love Eleanor Kate

Eleanor Ruth
Eleanor Clare
Eleanor Beth
Eleanor Shay
Eleanor Jade
Eleanor Paige
Eleanor Brooke
Eleanor Lynn
Eleanor. Leith
Eleanor Faith
Eleanor Hope
Eleanor Bree
Eleanor Ann
Eleanor Jane
Eleanor Mae
Eleanor Lee
Eleanor Faye
Eleanor Neeve
Eleanor June

SpaceJamtart · 02/07/2022 13:36

Soft one syllable names like
Beth
Fay
Bea
Liss
Fern
Lou
Skye

mycatisannoying · 02/07/2022 13:24

Bea.

merryhouse · 02/07/2022 13:23

Miriam
Joyce (I admit the reason I think this goes is because it was an honouring option if we had a daughter... still, other people might like it)
Leigh
Frances
Joan

Squashedraddish · 02/07/2022 13:18

Eleanor Faith
Eleanor Rae
Eleanor Claire
Eleanor Maeve
Eleanor Wren
Eleanor Hope
Eleanor Ruth
Eleanor Pearl

OneFootintheRave · 02/07/2022 13:17

TrivialSoul · 02/07/2022 13:13

Grace. No idea why but as soon as I saw your heading thats what I thought!

Yes! Or:

Kay
Kate