Celeste or Eleanor?

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Which name do you prefer and why?

Celeste, lovely name. Eleanor is dated and too many pronounciation issues

I love Celeste

Eleanor

Celeste - beautiful name.

Celeste

but both good.

I hate Celeste, sounds really stuffy and old.

Eleanor better, will be shortened to Ellie.

That's just one opinion tho, go for what you like. It may be easier to make a final decision once she's born.

Celeste

One of my friends has a daughter called Eleanor - the other is Cristobel, which I think is a lovely combination.

I reckon I am put off the name Celeste because I was at school with one. Very talented, but very disruptive, LOL. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CelesteDandeker

Celeste. One spelling, one pronunciation.

Celeste is ace. Eleanor dowdy and old fashioned.

Celeste

Definitely Eleanor. Sorry, I don't much like Celeste.

Celeste sounds softer to me and prettier. I don’t like the ‘Orr’ sound on Eleanor. Sounds harsh. Eleanor I envisage as boring and dowdy. Celeste sounds like somebody special, a bit quirky, attractive and clever.

DD has friends named Eleanor and Celestine, both lovely names.

Celeste
Eleanor is dated now. And I'm not keen on the nickname Ellie which she inevitably will get.

Eleanor.
Celeste was my contraceptive pill in the 90s.

Celeste

Eleanor.

Notkeen on Celeste’s.

Eleanor. Shortened to Nell. So gorgeous.

What pronounciation issues are there with Eleanor?

Celeste or Celestine is very pretty. Eleanor getting shortened to Ellie would put me off; Elle or Nora not quite so much.

@CurlewKate

Ellen-OR
El-EN-uh
eh-LAIN-uh
even known one pronounced Eh-LEAN-a

there will be lots of variations on the end being Nor/na/nuh

Picking an out-there name may seem like a good idea at first, but it can lose its appeal quickly once everyone jumps on the bandwagon.

Some names lose their charm as soon as they lose their rarity.

I think Eleanor is overdone and I wouldn't use it on a girl born today. Celeste reminds of Lester and of the contraceptive (Marina too). I could envision a baby carriage company on a luxurious ocean liner selecting the name Celeste.

Or a, not on a

Celeste is lovely. I always wonder what they will be shortened to by their friends, and decide whether I could live with the shortened version too. Eleanor would probably be Ellie, but I’m not sure about Celeste?

Cellie?