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Ellynor?

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ILoveBrucie · 30/12/2008 22:17

We are contemplating the name Ellynor - spelt as it sounds, for our next dc, we want to be unusual and know that Eleanor is the usual spelling but are quite keen of going slightly off centre.

Honest thoughts please - but do be gentle

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ILoveBrucie · 30/12/2008 23:09

Puffling, We want it to sound as it is spelt Elly-nor not Ellen-or.

I don't know why I am getting so het up about this, I aksed for you r opinions but am not convinced by your answers!!!

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thisisyesterday · 30/12/2008 23:12

i think if you truly love it then you won't care what we say.

when I was pg with ds2 i wanted to call him Mavis if he was a girl.
i was met with nothing but bad opinions and people telling me how horrid it was.

i didn't care though because I loved it. in fact, I still do, and it's on my list for this baby too. because I think it's a really lovely name and other people's opinions wouldn't put me off.

if you love Ellynor then use it. but don't get upset just because other people don't like it

Hassled · 30/12/2008 23:12

It's much better you find out what people think on an internet site than in RL. But you have to remember we are representative of the general public - you're only being told here what other people will be thinking. And people will be thinking that you just can't spell. If that still doesn't bother you, fine.

pooka · 30/12/2008 23:15

Please think about whether you are being fair to your dd (if it is a girl).

Do you want her to be put in the position of having to spell her name all the time forever and ever? And for her name to be cause for comment and probably in a negative sense, rather than in a "what a lovely name" way?

I know that you might find it different and unusual, and that these are good things. But you are not the one who will have the name forever. Why not just try and find a different and unusual real name.

ravenAK · 30/12/2008 23:16

I'm sorry, & I know we shouldn't, but every single teacher your dd has will assume that you are a bit dippy.

We will honestly strive not to go on first impressions, but 'Ellynor' will definitely carry with it assumptions which 'Eleanor' or 'Elinor' wouldn't.

Also, a 21 year old Ellynor is going to get awfully tired of spelling it to employers/friends/boyfriends...

Fair enough if it's a really unusual name, but it's such a popular name in its standard forms atm that it is likely just to come across as a bit of a mis-spelling for the sake of it.

puffling · 30/12/2008 23:18

Here are some links to real life Ellynor's. This one was born in 1917!!
here
This one writes astrology books:
here
Here's Dutch one:
here

puffling · 30/12/2008 23:19

apologies for unnecessary apostrophe

puffling · 30/12/2008 23:22

There are 7 Ellynors on Facebook inc. the Dutch one.

Vamonos · 30/12/2008 23:26

7 on Facebook, blimey.

Well if our arguments don't sway you ILB, maybe that will - it's obviously not that unusual!!

Seriously, don't be sad, your DD/DS will be lovely however you spell their name.

thatsnotmymonster · 30/12/2008 23:41

I'm sorry I don't normally have strong opinions on these kind of things but I really think that name is awful both in spelling and pronounciation.

Eleanor/Elinor/Elenore/Elena etc all fine

Ellie-Nor just sounds wrong and Ellynor just looks stupid.

Charlea looks like a girl's name.

ninedragons · 30/12/2008 23:43

The only way the baby name threads work is if you treat them as a place to get a real reaction.

Your friends will never tell you that all the names on your treasured shortlist is horrible or that yes, naming your child Anekin Skywalker is a terrible idea no matter how big a Star Wars fan you are.

If you just want people to tell you "that's nice", go back to your friends. If you want to know what people who meet your child for the rest of its life will secretly be thinking, ask MN.

ninedragons · 30/12/2008 23:45

are horrible, sorry. DD (whose name I never solicited opinions about because I knew I liked it) is distracting me.

Nancy66 · 31/12/2008 01:09

People will just assume you're thick...

pgwithnumber3 · 31/12/2008 01:14

I don't actually think it is that bad. Eleanor is far far nicer but Ellynor doesn't make me think that the parents are thick, it just makes me think that it is a variation of Eleanor.

Califraukincense · 31/12/2008 03:24

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Heated · 31/12/2008 08:31

Out of the accepted spellings choosing Elenore or Elinor would get ppl pn it Elly-nor, especially as they will take their cue from you.

belgo · 31/12/2008 08:32

No. What about:
Elly-Nora

SoupDragon · 31/12/2008 08:34

Spell it properly

(BTW, NineDragons, the accepted spelling is Anakin)

SoupDragon · 31/12/2008 08:37

Actually, your version would be pronounced Ellee-Nor which isn't the same as Elinor at all. It's an ugly pronunciation.

belgo · 31/12/2008 08:38

If you want off centre, just go for a very unusaual name but spell it properly.

JulesJules · 31/12/2008 08:57

It's horrible, sorry. Looks ugly and people will think you are thick and can't spell. She will spend her life having to spell it for people while they snigger. Please don't do it. As others have suggested, go for a real unusual name, spelt correctly.

Although MN will still be critical - we went for an unusual name and I have since seen it described as "bodentastic" and "trying too hard"

purepurple · 31/12/2008 09:03

sounds a bit chavvy or like you are trying too hard

bessiebighead · 31/12/2008 09:27

have you considered Aaliyah?

some similar sounds in there, double letters, and a nice y tail to sweep below the letter line? It means tall; so not for a family of 5'0" ers.

MadamAntlers · 31/12/2008 09:29

bullshit

bessiebighead · 31/12/2008 09:53

Or Yelena/ Yllona ?