Girls names list - thoughts?

[AlexissFreeenncch]

Eleanor
Norah
Annaliese (pronounced Anna-Lee)
Madeline (pronounced mad-e-lynn)

Favourite at the minute is Madeline (not bothered by McCann connection)

I only like Norah

In what language is Annaliese pronounced Anna-Lee? It's normally Anna-Lee-se

@Blubells I’m in Ireland and any I know pronounce it Anna-Lee

I like them all except Annaliese.
You are often going to be disappointed if you expect an unusual name to be pronounced in a specific way.

Why would it be pronounced Anna Lee? It has an S.

Maybe the Irish don't pronounce the S at the end of words?

@ISmellBurnings I just know the two girls I know with that name both pronounce it Anna Lee. I presumed Anna - Lee - se was the German pronunciation in line with the origin of the name and it had adapted to Anna-Lee in English speaking countries!

All nice. I love Annaliese but will have lots of pronounciation issues. Otherwise probably Norah is favourite. I do like Madeleine but do think of McCann a bit.

I really like Anneli but the ones I know who pronounce it as you want it spell it like this. Annaliese feels like a totally different name to me.
Eleanor is lovely.
Norah is ok but I prefer the Nora spelling.
Madeline is nice too.
I would go for Anneli or Eleanor myself.

Nora without the H on the end

I’m in Ireland and only know one person named Annaliese and the ‘s’ is pronounced. I’ve never heard of Anna-lee (no matter what way it’s spelt).

I’d spell it Madeleine if you want the Lynn pronunciation, I’d assume if it’s spelt Madeline it would be the Line variation. Lovely name though.

Anna-Lee but spelt Annaliese is just confusing but maybe not in Ireland IDK.

I really like Eleanor but Norah is my favourite.

I love Annaliese pronounced the normal way. If you want Anna-lee I'd change the spelling as Anna-lee isn't a correct pronunciation.

Second favourite Eleanor, also really like Norah.

Don't like Madeline.

Elanor and Nora ( no H on end) I like.
Annaliese- will be pronounced with the 'S' everytime, unless you spell it ' Annalee/Annaleigh.
Madeline for me has the 'MCcann' part im afraid

Thanks @Tulips21 Annaleigh could work. I was taking pronunciation from the two I know who spell it Annaleise but it seems to be causing some contention here!

I like Madeleine. And Maddy for a nn.

I prefer Nora to Eleanor. But I also think that Nora is a perfectly acceptable nn for Eleanor.

[quote AlexissFreeenncch]@Blubells I’m in Ireland and any I know pronounce it Anna-Lee[/quote]
I'm in Ireland and only know people who pronounce it as Anna-Leese

Like one of our best know sailors, Olympian Annalise Murphy, granted a slightly different spelling. The s is never silent.

Perhaps spelling the name as Annalie (Finnish) or Annalee (Hebrew Biblical) would give you the version of pronunciation you like.

Nora is also lovely. I prefer Nora to Norah for simplicity.

I like Eleanor and Madeline. Not so much the other 2.

I was taking pronunciation from the two I know who spell it Annaleise

That's an even more confusing spelling - pronounced Anna lye se ?!

Like Eleanor - not a particular favourite, as it’s a bit too classic and sensible for me, but it’s a nice name and you can’t really go wrong with it.

Anneliese is pretty but agree that you’ll almost inevitably have pronunciation issues. The only one I’ve met was pronounced Anna-lees. I have come across a few Anneli/Annelies but always with those spellings.

Not keen on Madeleine - not because of the McCann connection, just that something about it feels a bit prim and proper for me, and I don’t like any of the standard nicknames.

Can’t warm to Nora either - just seems frumpy to me (not helped by all those I’ve met irl) and I don’t like the ‘nor/gnaw’ sound. But if you like it you could go for Eleanor with nn Nora and use both.

Eleanor would be my pick, but with nn Leni or Lena.

Thanks all good to get views.

I don’t like nicknames @TempsPerdu it would be the full name for family (obviously can’t stop friends using a nickname). Although I have a long name like Catherine myself and friends never shortened it.

Definitely classic and sensible is what I’m aiming for. I don’t like all the Evie/Grace/Freya/Ava type trends in names or most of the new modern names that are popular at the minute.

@Blubells

Maybe the Irish don't pronounce the S at the end of words?

This.

How about Madelyn?

Norah is also lovely!

@AlexissFreeenncch In that case for ‘classic and sensible’ Eleanor certainly fits the bill! Plus I find it that bit more elegant and less dull than other similar names - I think, along with Alice/Anna/Elizabeth/Catherine it’s one of the few genuinely timeless girls’ names. Agree much better than Evie, Ava et al.

We might ignore the h in many th words but the Irish most definitely pronounce the s at the end of words. Otherwise we’d have huge difficulties with most plurals

My best friend's name is Eleanor but she uses Nora as a nickname