What do you think?

[legallyblond]

I already posted asking about whether people thought Eleanor is too popular or is pretty and classic. Thanks for the replies! I have another question....

I am also considering Eleonora - I really like Eleanor and its meaning (hence my original post) and the Eleonora (Italian) is my best friend's name - she will be the baby's godmother. HOWEVER, she is Italian, whereas, although my degree was Italian and I aspeak it fairly fluently (as does DH), I have no actual blood ties to Italy... so... while question 1 was "is Eleanor boring or pretty and classic", question 2 is "IS ELEONORA TOO "MUCH" GIVEN I HAVE NO ITALIAN FAMILY?"

Also (question 3!), what do you think of Leonor? I met someone with the name last week and its growing on me.

Thanks!

I love it - also did degree, lived there and speak it fluently! Sounds lovely BUT of course you will have a lifetime of misspellings and people calling her Ellie - which you may like, but which personally grates on me.
You culd be totally fashion forward and call her Nora as a nickname!!

Eleanor and Eleonora are both fab. I don't see why you can't use Eleonora, the spelling will be an issue but not too big a one, I suspect. Mind you a lot of people do have troub;e spelling Eleanor...

Leonor I'm not so keen on, it could grow on me though and it would be a fab shortening of Eleonora.

Leonora?

Eleonora is a gorgeous name

and I think Leonora is cute too.

Not Leonor, too boyish.

Thanks guys - I though of the Leonor/Lenor problem as well... I am not considering it that seriously!

As for Eleonora... I also love the nn Nora but DH hates it....!

I ADORE Eleonora and, of course, it is not a random Italian name as it would be her godmother's name. BUT, people wouldn't know that and I just have a pet hate of people taking names from other cultures randomly - its so twee. All the other names on my (very short!) shortlist are "proper-ish" English names....

Arrrgh! But I do love Eleonora! (and my best friend would be the proudest person in the world!)

Also on shortlist are:
Harriet
Beatrice
Esther
Calista (nn Cally)

Just to add, we have an Eleanora that we know, and she is often called Ellie as her nickname, not Nora.

I, personally, dislike using names of living relatives or friends. But Eleanora is pretty and since you don't share my qualms, I don't see why you shouldn't go for it.

Consider also Leonie (pn Lay-oh-knee) and Leona.

I wouldn't name a child after a bf. Things change and you may regret it. However, I do like the name.

Don't like Leonor at all sorry.

As for Eleonor, I only know 1 and she is eight.

Nope - have no problem using names of living people...in fact i like it as a kind oh honouring them! her middle names are going to be my mother's name and my maternal grandmother's name (both alive!)

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Legally, think its a bit different though using them as middle names. I gave DD a middle name that is the name of a close friend. However, it would be a bit different using it as a first name. If you fall out you have to say the name every day, whereas you don't often use middle names.

I have a wonderful daughter called Eleanor who is 8, infact she is Eleanor Grace. We used to call her Ellie but now she has gone all grown up on us and likes to be Eleanor. She is the only one at school too which is nice. As soon as she was born we just knew she was an Eleanor!
Just to say she sometimes asks to be called Eleanora but I think I prefer Eleanor, sounds more elegant I think.