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Help[Opinions] Elinor
This was my favorite name a very long time ago, spelled Elinor.
In the last couple of years I leaned more towards the Eleanor spelling.
However, for a few days now I've been thinking about Elinor from time to time again and I think I actually prefer this spelling once more.
Do the spellings give you different feelings, colors or images?
What do you think of Elinor? Do you prefer it over Eleanor? Will she constantly have to explain it?
What do you think of the name in general? Too common? Boring?
I love it in its full form and wouldn't use nicknames, but I don't mind Ellie, in case people would call her that.
In your accent, does it sound the same as Elena? I pronounce it more like EHL-ə-nawr but I think I heard that in some British accents it's ELL-ə-na? Not sure, though. The -nawr part is what makes it pretty, in my opinion, even though I do like Elena (but only as eh-LAY-na).
In the last couple of years I leaned more towards the Eleanor spelling.
However, for a few days now I've been thinking about Elinor from time to time again and I think I actually prefer this spelling once more.
Do the spellings give you different feelings, colors or images?
What do you think of Elinor? Do you prefer it over Eleanor? Will she constantly have to explain it?
What do you think of the name in general? Too common? Boring?
I love it in its full form and wouldn't use nicknames, but I don't mind Ellie, in case people would call her that.
In your accent, does it sound the same as Elena? I pronounce it more like EHL-ə-nawr but I think I heard that in some British accents it's ELL-ə-na? Not sure, though. The -nawr part is what makes it pretty, in my opinion, even though I do like Elena (but only as eh-LAY-na).
This message was edited 9/14/2020, 2:27 PM
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I like it and much prefer this spelling. It is usable except I do not like the nn, Ellie.
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I think of Elinor as "the Jane Austen spelling" (it's the one she used for Sense & Sensibility). Both spellings are pronounced the same (el-i-nohr), but the difference is in the "color palette," I suppose. Eleanor seems warmer to me, while Elinor is cooler, crisper. I think an Elinor in the U.S. would need to explain quite a bit what "Elinor with an I" means, or just resort to spelling it out all the time (exceptions being when she's among Austen fans).
Elena, however, is another name entirely to me. I'm used to the Spanish pronunciation: eh-LAY-nah. There was a long time where this was among my favorite names, though I lean more toward Eleanor now.
In terms of nicknames, I love Elle. And in terms of El- names, I go back and forth right now between Eleanor and Elspeth.
Elena, however, is another name entirely to me. I'm used to the Spanish pronunciation: eh-LAY-nah. There was a long time where this was among my favorite names, though I lean more toward Eleanor now.
In terms of nicknames, I love Elle. And in terms of El- names, I go back and forth right now between Eleanor and Elspeth.
This message was edited 9/15/2020, 6:16 AM
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I like both Elinor and Eleanor. (My favorite spelling is Elanor, though!) I prefer Elinor slightly; maybe just because of how popular Eleanor's gotten. But I think it's a lovely name overall, no matter the spelling.
I do think an Elinor might have to spell her name out quite a bit, but that's not the end of the world. I've got a very common spelling of a very common name (Megan) and I STILL have to spell my name for people all the time. You get used to it.
I do think an Elinor might have to spell her name out quite a bit, but that's not the end of the world. I've got a very common spelling of a very common name (Megan) and I STILL have to spell my name for people all the time. You get used to it.
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I prefer Elinor to Eleanor, but I'd gladly use either. The Eleanor people I've known - I've never met an Elinor - have never gone by nns. Ellie is not to my taste, and though I like Nora, I don't think of it as a nn.
Eleanor sounds like ELL-ə-naw when said by me. The -r is silent. Elena doesn't happen where I live.
Eleanor sounds like ELL-ə-naw when said by me. The -r is silent. Elena doesn't happen where I live.
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I don’t like it. It’s sounds very dated.
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Elinor is my favorite spelling. I like the name. It is stately and dignified, bringing to mind the inspiring former First Lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt. But it also has a gentleness about it I find appealing. I definitely pronounce that R at the end. And I don't usually care for nicknames in general, so I'd call her Eleanor in full.
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