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Fact: Eleanor is one of the top two most vetoed names by men according to a recent poll (can't find the link right now), alongside of Amelia.
Both of these names are my favorite but I have yet to meet very many and all are over 60 that I have met. I doubt it will get popular. But, if it does I still would love it. Besides, it can have so many nicknames so even if there were other girls with the name one could go by Eleanor while the rest go by Ellie, Elle, Ella, Lea, Noor, Nora, Lena, etc.

I love Eleanor, and Eleanore. It's in my top 10. I really love Eleanor Susannah as a combo.

I love Eleanor! I do fear its rising popularity, though.

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I met my first Eleanor at the library this summer -- she's about seven years old, and she's quite eloquent for her age.

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I think Eleanor's my favorite spelling, but I also love Elinor and like Eleonore.

My grandmother's best friend was named Eleanor... other than that all the Eleanors I know are under age 6 (there was a mini-Eleanor boom among white educated liberals a few years back, and I happen to live in an area with lots of those types around!)

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I like it a lot. I'd go with Eleanor or Elinor, all other spellings just look weird to me (like Eleanore, Elinore etc.) Plus, I adore the nickname Nell.

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I don't think it will ever be hugely popular, but it will be a niche name, that is, if you live in areas like mine (university towns), you'll run into a few, but in the general population I think it will be pretty rare (names like Julian, Oliver and Beatrice are like that too).

I have a great-aunt Eleanor, who is... maybe 70? Very kind and gentle and soft-spoken, with a lazy eye that always freaked me out when I was a kid. She loves cats and science fiction (she watched the TV remake of Battlestar Galactica religiously).

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That's the only Eleanor I know. I have a good assication with the name because she is so sweet, but sadly my family says the name like "Elner" and I find the sound unappealing. I do like the spelling Eleanor more than, say, Elinor, which I find very visually jarring. If I was to consider the name, I'd probably lean more towards Lenore or Eleanora, which are more my style.

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I can see how it is getting popular, what with fancy old fashioned names being all the rage these days. It's like a neccesary bridge between frilly popular names like Isabella and soon-to-be hot picks like Helen and Vivian.

I've never met one, but if I heard about someone named 'Eleanor' I'd probably think they were in their 30's or 40's. I don't think it's going to get popular as a fn, but maybe as a mn.
I like Eleanor. I also like Elanor and Elinor. I like all the spellings equally.

I know two Eleanor's about 17. I know about 10 Ellie's or Elly's between the ages of 3 and 20. (Ellie being their full name). There is a possibility it will become popular, as it's a favourite on this board and a good alternative to popular Ella and Emma. However I doubt it will sky rocket.

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Eleanor or Elinor are good spellings.

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Would you consider Ellen? I think it's a much nicer name, a lot softer and friendlier and much more humble.

A friend of mine was considering Eleanor for her dd. She would have used the nn Ellie. But in the end she opted for Julia. The child is about six years old now. She lives in California, U.S.

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The only other Eleanor that I know is in her teens by now. She lives in Washington State, U.S.

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I like both the Eleanor and Elinor spellings. Eleanor feels more classic and calm. Elinor feels more artsy and fairy-tale-ish. It just depends on which feeling I want to convey in a particular combination or sibling set.

This message was edited 7/6/2010, 12:36 PM