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Elinor, Eleanor, Elanor or Eleanore?
by Lily8
12/29/2008, 1:59 PM
Which spelling do you prefer and why? I think I prefer Elinor but I'm not quite sure as I also like Elanor, Eleanor and Eleanore. How do the people you know with the name spell it?
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- Caytii Ana (Miss_Gorgeous)   +1
12/30/2008, 8:36 AM
Eleanor
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- Georgia-Claire (Working Class Hero)
12/30/2008, 9:58 AM
Ditto
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- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)
12/29/2008, 6:03 PM
Eleanor or ElinorEleanor is classic, but I like Elinor because reminds me of Sense & Sensibility.
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- Snapdragon
12/29/2008, 2:57 PM
I prefer Eleanor... I just like the look of it best.I do also like Elinor, though.I don't know anyone in everyday life with the name, but there is someone on another board I post at who recently had a baby girl and named her Eleanor, this spelling. It was also my great-grandmother's name, spelled Eleanor.

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- Ariel (ArielleirA)
12/29/2008, 2:46 PM
Eleanor.
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- Rachel Dianne (Rachelgirl1989)
12/29/2008, 2:40 PM
Eleanor...Because it seems like the traditional spelling (I suppose I could be wrong) and it's how my grandmother's name is spelled. I only person I know who has this name is my grandmother.I don't really like the name
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- Andrew (AndrewJKD)   +2
12/29/2008, 2:28 PM
Here's how it is for me:
1. Eleanor - the most classic to me
2. Eleanore - this seems more elegant, + it's one of my favorite author's name
3. Elinor - I don't know, but this has seemed almost fake (?). Never cared for it.
4. Elanor - This just annoys me.
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- Lily8   +1
12/29/2008, 2:33 PM
I think I like Elinor because it was used in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Elinor was more common than Eleanor in the middle ages from what I know as well. I think Elinor to me looks sweet and honest and Eleanor just makes me think of "lean" and Lea, a name that I'm not fond of.
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- Wordsmith
12/29/2008, 3:51 PM
Aye, Elinor Dashwood stimulated my fondness for Elinor. :)
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- Joan-Ay
12/29/2008, 2:26 PM
Eleanor is my favoriteElanor doesn't look right to me. I know it's a legit name, but it just looks like someone is trying to be "unique" with Eleanor. With Eleanore, the 'e' just isn't necessary, so it's out. Elinor is okay, but I don't pronounce Elinor and Eleanor the same way. Elinor is more like EL-lin-nor and Eleanor is EL-ə-nor.

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- lilah
12/29/2008, 2:05 PM
Its a beautiful name, I know a girl named Elinor which is lovely I think but personally I prefer Eleanor-its just looks perfectly flushed out to me, Elinor and Elanor looking a bit short and Eleanore a bit long.
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- mafiosa
12/29/2008, 2:05 PM
Eleanor or Eleanore.Elinor and Elanor look so undignified.
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- brilliantblue
12/29/2008, 2:01 PM
ElinorI have a tendency towards Hebrew names and I've seen Elinor used on some Jewish children and Israeli children. Personal preference. Also, I really dislike Eleanor and Eleanore because they remind me of FDR's wife, of whom I am not particularly fond. Elanor looks like you sort of forgot to add an "e" somewhere.I don't know anyone with the name, but Eleanor is probably the most common spelling.
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- Wordsmith
12/29/2008, 2:01 PM
I currently prefer Elinor to Eleanor, though I adore both names.I dislike Elanor and Eleanore.I'm also fond of Eleonore.
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