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HelpRe: Eleanor or Elizabeth?
in reply to a message by guru
I think I'd go for Elizabeth. It seems more "you," too, it kind of flouts the geek-chicness of Eleanor. Although I guess that might be so hipster that it starts to collapse in on itself.
I like Eleanor, or I used to before I saw it so often on BTN that all the poetry dripped out of it. That's the thing about these names with all these L's and N's and soft E sounds, these imaginary welsh princess names - they don't have much stamina. Elizabeth has so many sounds and is connected to the ground in so many different ways. And there's Liz! which I really like! There's also every other nickname out there in the world. unlike with Eleanor you're not limited to geek-chic nicknames (Ellie, Ella, Nora, Nor). You can have 70's-romantisch Liz! Etc!
I like Eleanor, or I used to before I saw it so often on BTN that all the poetry dripped out of it. That's the thing about these names with all these L's and N's and soft E sounds, these imaginary welsh princess names - they don't have much stamina. Elizabeth has so many sounds and is connected to the ground in so many different ways. And there's Liz! which I really like! There's also every other nickname out there in the world. unlike with Eleanor you're not limited to geek-chic nicknames (Ellie, Ella, Nora, Nor). You can have 70's-romantisch Liz! Etc!
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