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I love Elinor. I'm not so keen on Eleanor because of the "lean" bit. I have known three Eleanors, one old and the other two middle-aged (and there's also the famous British actress Eleanor Bron, a real beauty in her prime) - but the name Elinor/Eleanor is classic and for all ages and times.
Elinor strikes me as prettier, and I think of Jane Austen's Elinor Dashwood. I love Elinor as a form of Eleanor and also as a modern Hebrew name neaning "God is my light".
I don't like Nell. I'd go for Ellie or Nora, but I'd try to avoid a nn because the full name is so elegant and lovely.