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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).

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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.

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In terms of nicknames, I love Elle. And in terms of El- names, I go back and forth right now between Eleanor and Elspeth.

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This message was edited 9/15/2020, 6:16 AM