Eleanor ?

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Thinking of using Eleanor for baby girl due soon but wondering how people perceive it,
is it still popular? Or would it be considered dated now? Is it a classic?

Should add we aren’t keen on Ellie but I don’t mind Elle or Ella for shortened version/nn

I don't love it but I do know an Ellena who gets called Elle and I like that

I consider it a classic but prefer Eleanore.
I only know one under 5.

I'm not sure you'll avoid Ellie though unless you always introduce her as Ella rather than Eleanor

I like Eleanor (all spelling). But there are millions of Ella/ Ellie / Elles among the preschool/ primary kids I know, so I would worry about her being one pf a crowd.

Eleanor is a classic and has avoided being as overused as Charlotte, Sophie, Emily etc

My only concern would be the almost inevitable shortening to Ella or Ellie which are bothe very noughties and overdone

How would you pronounce it? Here it would be El-eh-nuh, which I don't mind, but I know some say El-eh-nor, which I really dislike. It sounds very posh.

I think Ellie is the most natural shortening, but you could definitely get away with Elle if you push for that. Ella seems less natural to me. If you want Ella just go for Ella, as it's a lovely name in it's own right.

Nell/Nellie can also be short for Eleanor, if you like that?

This was high on my list but I loved nn Nell Nelly

Love it! Very classic

Eleanor is a lovely classic. It did peak in the late 90’s but it’s stayed steadily in the top 60 since then so I definitely think it’s stood the test of time. There are quite a few “El..” names in the top 100 that can become Ellie / Elle / Ella, so it does feel more popular than it is. There is the option of Nell / Nellie though, which is lovely if she wants a less commonly used nn one day.

Its is one of the greatest names and comes with a great lineage.

I really like it. It’s a classic. You could use Nell as a nickname.

It's absolutely beautiful and I know one who successfully uses no shortened version, always Eleanor (although I'm sure this will naturally happen at school)
But at school kids get all sorts of nicknames regardless of whether there is an obvious shortening or not!

For what it's worth I actually like Ellie as a name as well.

I love it along with Elianne

Love it. Len or Lenny is a fun nickname.

Or even Nora as nn.

Great name, my mum is Eleanor, she is called El generally but I considered using it for one of my girls and using Nell as a nickname

Lovely name , I wouldn't want it shortened , but I suppose friends might as she got older.

Eleanor is lovely. Classic and timeless, not overused

It is a very beautiful name.

I think of it as a tired frumpy name, and would hate to be called Eleanor.

Lovely classic name. No need to be a Ellie. Elle/Nell can be a diminutive if she wishes later.

Lovely

Personally I find Ellie VERY overused.

It's OK but I don't love it. I dislike it being said as Ellen-OR.
I'd be put of by the overuse of Ellie and Ella. Nell is nice.

It's much nicer than the El names like Eliana, Eliane, etc They seem so nothingy.

I have three Eleanor's in my life all different generations ( not related ) and they go by Ellie, Nellie and Nora.
Beautiful name in my opinion and it suits through the ages

Agree