Norah by itself or as a nickname for Eleanor?

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Dh and I are both agreed that we love Norah, and want to call our dd that, but we can't decide whether to make it a nickname for Eleanor, so that she has other options in the future (Eleanor/Nell/Ellie).

Do you think Norah needs a full name on the birth certificate, or is it enough of a name by itself.

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Norah is fine by itself.

By itself

By itself. It's lovely!

I think it's fine by itself and usually I'm one for 'full' names. Norah is cute and quirky without being weird. Nice choice.

If I met a Nora(h), I would assume that that was her full name.

Eleanor nn Nora(h) isn't common, particularly nowadays.

Norah is a lovely name on it's own.

The world doesn't need any more Eleanors!

I'll go against the grain and say use Eleanor, then she can use both. I love Norah but why not give her the option.

I really like Nora. :) But the added h is a bit strange imo.

Nora is a short form of Honora & Eleanor (I believe). It isn't Hebrew/an English version of a Hebrew name (unlike Sarah, Rebekah, Hannah, Susannah etc...)

Not keen on either of them but if you are going to call her Norah then why call her Eleanor.

I'd call her Norah, gorgeous name. But I think you could also get away with Nell/Nelly as a nn even if you christen her Norah rather than Eleanor. Ellie, granted, would be a bit puzzling if her name were Norah.

What about Leonora / Nora?

Norah is lovely by itself.

Actually as pp have said, I prefer the spelling Nora too

I’m not a fan of Nora but I agree it’s a name in itself and I wouldn’t have thought of it as a NN for Eleanor at all.

My grandmother was Eleanor (well, her middle name was) but known as Nora all her life - apparently there were lots of people who didn't realise her name wasn't Nora. One of her other grandkids was named after her but with the Norah spelling. I think I prefer it without the H, and with Eleanor on the birth certificate

I prefer it with the h.

Personally I would have Eleanor and then Norah as a nn.

Norah is fine on its own

Prefer it as its own name. Never knew it could be used as a nn for Eleanor.

I like Norah and it’s fine as a stand-alone name (I know one 100+ year old Norah, it’s not a new thing, either as a stand-alone or that spelling).

Eleanor is classic and elegant. Norah? Norah Bone ...

Nora/h is a name in itself, it's not short for anything.

Eleanor is much, much nicer though...

Norah. I find Eleanor really clunky. And she'd be called Ellie at school. Sorry Eleanor mums.

Id just go for Norah. Eleanor might want to go by Ella Ellie Lennie. Nellie.