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Eleanor is my favorite spelling. I also love Lenore though, because of Poe.

Well, if I have to choose between these two, I would go with Eleanor. In my opinion it is the prettiest:)

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But I prefer the variant Eleonora, even though it is a long name.

While I do prefer Eleanor, I'm really warming up to Elinor. I enjoy Leonor too.

Just to be difficult (heh!), my favorite spelling is Eleanore, followed by Eleanor. I am also fond of Elenore, because of the The Turtles song.

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"Elenore, gee, I think you're swell
And you really do me well
You're my pride and joy, et cetera.
Elenore, can I take the time
To ask you to speak your mind
Let me know you love me better."

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So:

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Eleanore
Eleanor
Elenore :)

Eleanor without contest. I've always thought that Elinor looks odd and more than a little ugly. I'm considering using Eleanor as a middle name to honour my sister Ellie, this is the only varient I would consider. I dislike both Lenora and Lenore but out of them I'd pick Lenora because Lenore is a fabric wash brand.

Elinor is my favorite. It's sleeker, more elegant, and Eleanor feels almost brassy in comparison. I even like the botanical/hobbitty Elanor and the sprawling Eleanore more than Eleanor. It just doesn't appeal to me. I wish I felt differently, to tell the truth, because I love the Eleanor Roosevelt association that comes with the traditional spelling.

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I like Lenora and, especially, Lenore, but not enough to ever use them and nowhere near as much as I love Elinor.

Eleanor, definitely. It just seems more whole and strong than Elinor, and I like the medieval feel to it as well.

I genuinely never noticed that Jane Austen spelled it Elinor in Sense & Sensibility. In my memory, it was Eleanor.

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I'm a bit undecided myself. Lenora is a definite no-no, because the OR ending is what makes these names so appealing!

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I like Lenore in theory, but when I think of it on a person, and especially on a child, it seems too heavy. Eleanor/Elinor are softer; they don't have that harsh emphasis on the last syllable. I go back and forth between the two spellings according to my mood, but in theory, Elinor is preferable because it doesn't have the "ea" issue, the unpronounced a (or ignored "ee" sound, however you choose to look at it).

Eleanor.
I love Eleanor, but can't stand Elinor. probably because I've met quite a few annoying Elinor's. Plus, Elinor is by far more common where I live so it's a boring choice to me. What about Leonor, or Leonora?

I like both spellings almost equally, but I slightly prefer Eleanor.

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Lenore and Lenora are both nice names. I love Lenore and prefer it to Eleanor and Elinor. I like Eleanor and Elinor more than Lenora, though.

I prefer Elinor. No pronunciation issues (Tennyson wanted it to be 4 syllables for a poem so he had to put an accent of some kind on the -a-. Sad!) aand it looks neat and tidy and streamlined and ready for action.

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I really can't warm up to Lenora or Lenore.

I appreciate the majestic significance of Eleanor but prefer the look of Elinor - it cuts out the "lean" part that I find unattractive. I've noticed this spelling on one or two Welsh girls, and interestingly it's also a (modern) Hebrew name.

I prefer Eleanor to Elinor and Lenore to Lenora.

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Eleanor and Lenore are both among my favorite girl names. I love them!