Eleanor vs Elenore

[XenaTheWarriorPrincess]

Hey guys,

I'm having a girl and me and my partner have decided on the name Eleanor. We both love it and fine with any possible nicknames that may arise from it.

However, we disagree on how to spell it. I envision it as Eleanor but he sees it as Elenore. Both seem to be valid existing spellings and are pronounced the same way and mean the same thing, from what I can tell Elenore is just an alternative spelling.

Just looking for opinions really on which one you prefer/would choose.

Eleanor

Eleanor

Eleanor, without a doubt.

Elenore looks too much like Eeyore.

Eleanor or Elinor, but never Elenore

If you call her Elenore she will spend her life having to correct people who will spell it Eleanor.

Eleanor is the better spelling.

Eleanor is pronounced ell-en-uh (or sometimes ell-in-uh) in the UK

Its only in the US it’s pronounced phonetically as ell-an-ore

so if you want that pronunciation go for Eleanore

If you want it pronounced ell-en-uh then use Eleanor

Eleanor is much much nicer than Elenore. Legitimate spelling or not, my brain instantly assumes the person can’t spell the name and just guessed.

My spellcheck actually changes Elenore to Eleanor, so I would stick to the latter. I personally like Elena as well nn Lena.

Eleanor for sure. Elenore looks like a made up spelling and she’d be constantly having to correct people on it. The only other one I’ve seen is Elinor but I think that Eleanor is the nicest by far

Eleanor

i can’t un-see Eeyore with the other spelling now which looks mid-spelt to me

Eleanor or Elinor both fine, not Elenore.

I quite like Elinor spelling. Eleanor is lovely.
Elenore just makes me think of snore

Eleanor

My thoughts exactly!

Elenore makes me think that you didn't have the confidence to call her Lenore (which I love - shame it's a fabric conditioner in the UK).

Eleanor, every time. It's so much nicer.

Eleanor

It’s not the same name

Eleanor - El-anor , nice, lyrical, grown up
Elenor - Eli- nor - sounds like a flipping elephant as will will shortened to eLE the elephant. Just no. Don’t do that to poor kid. You husband needs to learn English

Eleanor is a much nicer spelling but I dislike the El-eh-nor pronunciation. I much prefer El-eh-nuh, which is how people tend to pronounce it around me. El-eh-nor sounds very posh to my ears.

So I would definitely spell it Eleanor, as the other spelling is awful, but be prepared that not everyone will pronounce it how you want.

Eleanor.
Don’t spell it Elenore it looks like you can’t spell.

If you use any spelling other than Eleanor she'll spend her whole life spelling it out which is annoying, provided you're in UK. I hate my name because nobody can spell or pronounce it and it's not a special spelling, just an unusual name

Yup, like a PP, I instantly saw Eeyore.
Eleanor is spelled Eleanor; Elinor, at a push.

This.
Elena?

This ⬆️

Plus, I have an Eleanor 😁

They’re two different names. How are you pronouncing it? On the likely chance that your oh has ballsed the pronunciation up then your spelling is correct. The second one looks like crossed between retire and snore.