Who actually pronounced the last syllable in Eleanor like -nor?

[misslucy92]

This is mainly for people in the Uk and Ireland (or outside of the Us) as I know that in the Us -nor is used.

But I often read that in the Uk people say -na. I don’t know if I can explain it well but I mean -nor vs -na (sort of like Elena is said sometimes). But I only like -nor, personally.

So could I get away with naming her Eleanor and saying -nor in the Uk? Do some of you pronounce it -nor?

Does Elinor change anything?

sort of wondering if I could use -nor or whether I should look for a new name. I like both spellings Eleanor and Elinor.

Also name your region or where you are approximately (only if you feel comfortable).

Thanks.

I'm in Yorkshire and always pronounce the nor

I'm in Scotland and I think everyone here would say -nor. Anyone I have came across that is named Eleanor pronounce it with the -nor. I never knew there was another way. I think it's a lovely name and prefer the original spelling.

South. Would say Ellennuh

She’d be Ellie or Elle before you knew it though

I would pronounce it "nor" simply because there are many "Elena"s and "Lena"s around.

I'm in London.

Spell it the way you want it to be spelt.

I would say Ellenuh, however an ex colleague pronounced the - nor of her daughters name and I always found it jarring, like a bit forced but actually it's how it's spelt so... 😂

I do (though I'm American). This is also my name so I pay close attention to how people say it.

I will say I grew up loving my name, in my generation in NA it wasn't popular at ALL (obviously that has long since changed!) and I never knew another growing up. When I moved to the UK 20ish years ago the sheen sort of wore off, we're a dime a dozen it seems!

But yes, Northerners and Scots seem to pronounce my name correctly (or rather, as I prefer it to be pronounced - "correct" is relative isn't it), probably why I've always felt an affinity with them!

If you're in the south you might struggle to get people on board though.

It's going to depend largely on accent. The reason it's "nor" in the US is that Americans for the most part are rhotic speakers; outside of Scotland, most British people are non-rhotic speakers, and they won't pronounce the final "r".

I would pronounce the ‘nor’. Another northerner here.

Great name btw!

I think it’s more of an “er” when I say it, like they way I’d say “doctor”

I pronounce it more like nur

I have one who has Eleanor as a middle name and I always say -nor

South. I would say Eleana without hearing it but if you told me it was Eleanor I would say that!!

I'd be far more likely to pronounce the nor if it were spelt Elinor. Not sure why!

Well, I'd say it more like nur. ELenur but I'd definitely pronounce the 'r'

i'm in Ireland btw as you asked. You can't make people in the south of england pronounce 'r' at the end of a word. So if you're in the SOE I'd choose another name.
Or just use Elena seeing as how that's more like they'll say it.

I think I prefer Ellen most of all!

From the south and say nor. Nuh or nah is a totally different name.

South. Would say Ellennuh

It’s more like ellener than ellenore for me, but there’s definitely an r, but I’m Scottish, so, r is always pronounced, lol.

I’d assume the r is missed in accents where it’s missed in general tbh, so I doubt changing the spelling would make any difference.

South. I would say Elen-NOR
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I love down south and it's definitely usually pronounced ellen-uh here. My mum (60's) has a few friends with the name, so I associate it with that generation. They're all known as ellen-uh, regardless of the spelling. The only younger one I know, just goes by Ellie, full name spelt Ellinor, but only ever Ellie.

South Wales and I'd used -nor however all of the Eleanor's I know are known as Ellie.

I'd say nor but I'm a New Zealander.

What about Elaine?

South east England and I pronounce it 'NUH' as does everyone I can think of.

L-AN-OAR
Irish