Eleanor and Theodore?

[mammabear4]

Hi all :)
I'm due in august and we didn't find out the gender. We love love love Theodore (nn Teddy) for a boy, but as for girls names we're quite stuck, and seem to disagree on a lot!

We did mutually like Eleanor with nn Nora but have two issues - one, hate the nn Ellie and would be worried she would inevitably get that, and two, if we did go on to have a boy we wouldn't want to rule out Theodore...?

So two questions here really:
Is Eleanor and Theodore acceptable as a sibling pair?

And any suggestions for girls names?
Last name is two syllables beginning with "green"
Names that we kind of like (but none that we are absolutely in love with):

Beatrice
Kitty
Martha
Matilda
Clara
Florence
Isabella

Thank you!

Love Clara.

Could use:
Helena
Honora/Honor
Leonora

How about Theodora for a girl? I love Theo as a woman's name - so elegant!

Nell is also a lovely nn for Eleanor

You'd just introduce her as Nora or nell to everyone but have Eleanor on the birth certificate.

Rhyming siblings are a tiny bit but not so bad to pass up two lovely names that you really want. I'd go for it.

Thanks everyone :) Eleanor has definitely gone to the top of our short list !

Love your list and both Theodore and Eleanor but they are quite rhymey. Matilda is super cute - Tilly and Teddy! Awwww

I like the combo of Eleanor and Theodore (both would have been on my list but DH vetoed them) Lots of options for shortening both of them.
I agree, Isadora reminds me of Wizadora too! Loved that show as a kid.

I have an Eleanor (said Ellena) and no-one calls her Ellie.....

Ruby1080 what other girls names do you like as it seems we may have similar tastes??

Thank you, love your list!! Love Annabel, Adelaide, Evangeline, Alice and Mabel in particular. Definitely got a lot to discuss with DP, hopefully he won't veto too many! Thanks everyone :)

Ruby my sister is a Canadian Eleanor. We place a lot more emphasis on the -OR at the end, so it does rhyme 100% with Theodore. You're right, with the the British pronunciation they are a lot less similar.

Also it reminds me too much of Alvin and the Chipmunks. The 'nerdy' chipmunks were Eleanor and Theodore.

Isadora reminds me of Isadora Duncan (which I think is a very good thing). It would be on my short list but is very similar to my own name.

Oh don't like Eleanor and Theodore... Both rhyme with bore which is what I immediately think of.

Beatrice (don't like)
Kitty (like as a nn)
Martha (LOVE!)
Matilda (LOVE!)
Clara (LOVE!)
Florence (LOVE!)
Isabella (massively overused sadly)

I think these names sound great together! i can suggest many pairs for you: Aster/Amber/Aurora - Aaron, Penelope/Persephone - Parker, Evangeline - Elijah/Eliah...