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.

Elena I'd pronounce with an a, Eleanor I'd pronounce with the nor.
Obviously similar, but completely different names for me

It depends on which part of the UK you live in. In England, most accents are non-rhotic, so the letter R is always silent when at the end of a word. So "sore" often sounds the same as "saw". This is a feature of the accent, so changing the spelling will not make them pronounce the R.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland the R will be pronounced.

Scottish here - I'd say -nur

There's an Eleanor in my DD's year and her mum (also Scottish) pronounces it Ellen - NOR and it sounds jarring to me

Midlands here.
I would say "Ellen-uh"

As a pp said, she would soon become Elle or Ellie though, so keep that in mind if you only want Elea nor

South west. El-en-nor, but very very light on the R.

As @SenecaFallsReduxand @inquisitorgeneral say, rhotic accents will pronounce the R, non-rhotic won't. Not much you can do if you want the R pronounced other than live in a rhotic area!

I'm lancashire and say the Nor

It's my name. I love it. The Beatles pronounced it 'nuh' at the end and they were from Liverpool. I'd be a bit 🙄 at someone with a 'nor' pronunciation who wasn't American. Like walking around insisting that Evian is 'waaahder'. It's much prettier without the 'nor' anyway.

The R is pronounced in most Scottish, Irish, and SW England accents as well, for the reasons given. It would be very odd to be eye rolly or offended by such a huge group of people speaking their own language perfectly correctly.
Other non rhotic accents will pronounce the "nor" with a schwa and no R as the stress is on the first E. The second syllable will also have a schwa and not a full /e/ (as in bed)

Im Eleanor. Live in South, most people say nuh but i think its because they dont know how to pronounce it properly. Its not a common name, some have never heard of it.

Elea nor is the correct pronunication. There are some people i know pronounce it correctly but many dont.

I think there are a sufficient number of people who will pronounce it "nur" etc that if the "nor" is important then probably choose a different name.

My daughter is Eleanor and pronounce it
Ell a nor

I'd pronounce it more ner, but definitely with the r. I'm Scottish.
I suppose it depends on the accent in your area.
It's a really nice name btw.

I’ve been told I found posh (🤷‍♀️😆) and I would definitely say “nor”.

*sound

It's my name, I'm from the South and don't say the nor bit - more like Ellenuh but spelt Eleanor.

I personally don't like the -nor and find it jarring and harsher than southern pronunciation but I accept that US, Irish and Scottish people will say it their way . An uncle used to overpronounce the nor a lot to annoy me or tell me off when I was little.

Midlands, I would say El-an-nor

I’m an Eleanor and everyone (including me!), bar one person, ends my name with ‘nah’ or ‘nuh’. Im
in the South East but friends/family from all over. I also don’t like the -nor ending as I’m not used to it and don’t associate it with my name.

Also anyone who harps on about the “correct” pronunciation makes me laugh. It’s clear there are multiple acceptable versions.

Welsh speaker here and Welsh, I pronounce the "not" at the end.

I'm from Liverpool and the two I knew were both el-eh-nor. I was very confused when I first heard people pronounced it as Elena.

Im Eleanor. Live in South, most people say nuh but i think its because they dont know how to pronounce it properly. Its not a common name, some have never heard of it.

"pronounce it properly" ????

Get over yourself.
Having a different accent from you doesn't make anyone "improper".

Most people in the UK will pronounce ‘Eleanor’ with the Schwa sound (/ə/) at the end rather than ‘or’.

Whatever you choose, your child will ultimately decide when older how they wish their name pronounced - the one in our family has, and loathes the other pronunciation.

For me (Derbyshire) Eleanor - ellener, Elinor - Ell in or.

My DN is an Eleanor - family all pronounce the -nor - we're from South & South West.
However she's mostly called Ellie.