hello berries!
I’m caught between these two lovely names, knowing i can only use one of them. would you go with the longer eleanor, or the shorter Nora?
eleanor was my husband’s late grandmother’s name.
last name would be graham <3
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[name_f]Nora[/name_f]! She’s so lovely and underused, and sounds like a book character with your last name! I love it.
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I prefer the short and sweet [name_f]Nora[/name_f]. You could always use [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and call her [name_f]Nora[/name_f], but if that’s what she’d go by all the time anyway I’d just stick with the wonderful [name_f]Nora[/name_f]!
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Personally [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is my favorite! I also think it’s the best of both worlds, because if you decide later you’d rather call her [name_f]Nora[/name_f], you still can!
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a book character!! wow, that is just so kind <3 thank you!
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i think that is where i get stuck! if we name her eleanor, i imagine we’d just stick to the full name. but nora has a fun spunk to it as well <3
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thank you so much for your thoughts!! <3
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The lovely thing about this dilemma is that you can use both! [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is a perfectly natural nickname for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. 
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[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] 
such a lovely, elegant name and gives you the choice of [name_f]Nora[/name_f] if you want!!
I may be biased but [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] is a beautiful name! 
she sounds so sophisticated, elegant and refined. [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is sweet but doesn’t have the same gravitas that comes with a fuller name!
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I personally prefer [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] because it offers so many nicknames, and I think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] sounds so lovely! 
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thank you so much!
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thank you for weighing in!!
ahhhh thank you!!
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DEFINITELY Eleanor!! It’s incredibly elegant, stylish, and charming. I know so many Nora’s recently born that it seems a bit drab. Personally, I would use [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] to honor grandmother. Family would likely not make the connection that [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is honoring [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. Overall, I just love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]!
I prefer [name_f]Nora[/name_f], but both are lovely 
Oh wow, didn’t know that! I don’t live in the States so it’s sometimes hard to gauge how popular a name is without looking at the stats 
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In this situation I’d definitely go with [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] “Nora” to get the best of both worlds, but if I could only choose one? I’d probably choose [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], myself, just to give her more nickname options as she gets older. Both are very good options though!
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]! It’s a real stunner—classy, grounded, feminine and pretty— and using the full name gives you/your daughter both options. [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is nice, but not nearly as elegant and pretty as [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], imo. Maybe try calling your unborn baby by both names interchangeably for a week or two and see if you like it? I also like that Eleanor’s a name a lot of girls can fit. I imagine the bookish, old-soul types as full-name Eleanors, the bubbly ones as Ellies or Noras, the ones who want something simple and feminine as Elles. Best of luck!
This also reminds me of a little-known old novel from the fifties
Summary
The [name_m]Sherwood[/name_m] [name_m]Ring[/name_m]- modern girl who is, tbh, quite boring, meets far more interesting ghosts from the American Revolutionary War. The story was mainly on the ghosts and was pretty cool!
in which one of the characters is [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Grahame[/name_m]!