Thoughts on Eleanora

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I've just come across the name Eleanora and I love it. Dh is not so convinced, he thinks its an 'old woman name'. It incorporates my beloved Grandma's name (Nora), and I think there's great nickname potential too.

What does everyone think? Dd is due in a few weeks and we are really struggling!

Beautiful name

Beautiful, I’ve heard it recently on the haunting of hill house series she was called nell or Nellie for short her sister was Theodora - Theo, both struck me as gorgeous girls names

Bit on the frilly/silly side, what about Eleanor? You can call her Eleanora in a playful way but she'll have an elegant, grownup name.

I work with an Eleanora. I think it's lovely. We call her Ele for short.

It’s a lovely name but I would go for the traditional Eleanor (Eleanor of Aquitaine was a formidable woman! The only woman in history to be the Queen of England and France). Use Eleanora at home or your preferred nick name.

I think traditional names are timeless and classic.

I think its a very pretty name.

I work with an Italian lady with this name. She's lovely, and very good at her job.

Nice but a bit of a mouthful.

Bit OTT. I think Eleanor is beautiful though.

Nice but as others have said is a bit of a mouthful- prefer Eleanor

I like Leonora better. I think I prefer Eleanor.

Love it

I think it's too frilly as well, but Eleanor nicknamed Nora would be cute.

I love it! I don't find it too fancy.

I like it a lot better than Eleanor. It's a lot prettier imo. I Love Nora as a nickname but Eleanora as a full name gives her options when she is older

I prefer Eleanor, but that's probably because I dislike Nora intensely. I find it a very ugly name. Eleanora is very fussy in comparison to the elegant Eleanor.

I Feee with those who find it a bit frilly. Leinora is much nicer; could also abbreviate to Nora.

Well I think it's a fabulous name, none better in my opinion 

I also have lots of nicknames from it (Ellie, Elle, Nora, Nory etc)

Classic and strong

Much less clompy than Eleanor. I like it so much better.

Thanks everyone, quite mixed responses!

I agree it's frilly and I don't tend to favour flouncy names but I like this one.

We have so few other names we like, i'm adding it to the list. We have until Christmas to figure it out. I found naming boys so much easier than girls!

I love Eleanora but am not keen on Eleanor. I think it’s lovely that it also incorporates your grandma’s name.

I have an Eleanor. Lovely name can be shortened to Ellie, Elle or Ella etc. I find myself calling her Eleanora in a playful way but obviously in the end chose Eleanor. IMO, it is a strong, classic name with playful/more modern nicknames = win, win.

How is it pronounced?

Is it

El- in - nor - a

Or

El - li- a - nora

I would say Ella Nora.