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in reply to a message by Lily
I think the -elle names will start to loose their popularity and where I live -elle names aren't quite as popular as the Bella names and Izzy is actually a more popular nn for Isabel / Isabella.
Eleanor has been a favorite of mine for several years and for me it's the literary and historical connections that make Eleanor and Elinor stand out and retain that elegance even if similar names are gaining popularity. Also the possibility of using Nora as a nickname seems to set it apart from Ella, Ellie and Ellery and certainly from the Bella names.
I find the -ea- spelling a bit more appealing than the -i- but I can't really identify what makes me prefer one over the other, it might just have something to do how it's spelled in my favorite Jane Austen book as opposed to the Elinor spelling in Sense & Senibility. Either way it's a gorgeous name with lots of elegance and I'd definitely use it despite other -ell and -bell names that are popular now.
Eleanor has been a favorite of mine for several years and for me it's the literary and historical connections that make Eleanor and Elinor stand out and retain that elegance even if similar names are gaining popularity. Also the possibility of using Nora as a nickname seems to set it apart from Ella, Ellie and Ellery and certainly from the Bella names.
I find the -ea- spelling a bit more appealing than the -i- but I can't really identify what makes me prefer one over the other, it might just have something to do how it's spelled in my favorite Jane Austen book as opposed to the Elinor spelling in Sense & Senibility. Either way it's a gorgeous name with lots of elegance and I'd definitely use it despite other -ell and -bell names that are popular now.
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