Comments on: Name of the Day: Elinor

By: Unexpected Middle Names for Girls: The Letter E | Appellation Mountain

Unexpected Middle Names for Girls: The Letter E | Appellation Mountain — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:36:34 +0000

[...] place name, but if you’re looking for a literary E name, there’s also Eleanor or Elinor – not quite as unexpected, but still distinctively [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Noor | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Noor | Appellation Mountain — Fri, 27 May 2011 10:06:12 +0000

[...] from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Coupled with the popularity of Eleanor and Elinor, Noor might not feel like a completely original sound. But she still makes for a truly stand-out, [...]

By: Anya

Anya — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:08:40 +0000

I really don’t like Elinor, as I had an associate from grade school with the name (I don’t dare call her my friend) and she was so, so, so annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She told us to call her Liny (lie-knee) but behind her back she was “Whiny” because Whiny rhymes with Liny and, coincidentally, she was very whiny. The teachers called Neasa (meaning not gentle because she was very not gentle) but that isn’t even a nickname for Elinor. It’s not English, it’s Irish! At least she didn’t know the whole time she was being called Neasa they were saying she was “not gentle”.

However, I do like “Eleanor” or “Eleanora”. Just not the spelling “Elinor”.
Okay. I’m done.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:22:11 +0000

RF, I agree about the Nell nickname – it would be my pick. Trouble is, our last name rhymes – Nell Sandel. Is that edgy and fun or horribly irritating? I can never decide.

And Elinor is growing on me, too – especially in the middle spot.

By: Linny Bee

Linny Bee — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:23:08 +0000

Ooh, Aviatrix would be a super fun name! You could call her Avi/Ava/Trixie. I think this is my new guilty pleasure.

By: rockingfetal

rockingfetal — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:56:04 +0000

Eleanor is on my middle name list as well. I considered it briefly for a first name, mostly to get to Nell. I cringe at the possibility of Ellie and especially Nora though. I favored Eleanor since it is more common, but lately I have been thinking there is a chicness to Elinor. I also like that it seems very balanced as a sister name to Isobel, which is one of the middle names I might use if I’m having a daughter. I don’t have a huge preference between Eleanor and Elinor, which makes the decision difficult for me. The spelling issues seem a non-issue when used as a middle name at least.

By: Bewildertrix

Bewildertrix — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:38:13 +0000

It’s pleasant. It’s preferable to Eleanor but I prefer the Tolkien Elanor.

By: jillian

jillian — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:47:32 +0000

I really hope some kooky celebrity names a girl child Aviatrix! (secretly I think this is quite cool).

By: Charlotte Vera

Charlotte Vera — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:20:21 +0000

I love Eleanor and prefer the more common spelling (although Elinor’s great too!), but sadly my husband’s not a fan. It’s a beautiful name, no matter how it’s spelt.

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:46:03 +0000

To me, it doesn’t look sophisticated – it looks phonetic, much in the same way that people decided Makayla was easier to spell than Michaela. Either way you spell the name, I preferthe nickname Nora.