[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone! We’ve finally (almost) decided the name of our baby girl: Eleonor [name_f]Chiara[/name_f]. The fact is, I like more the pronunciation with the initial I (Ilionor) but I know it’s wrong and the name Ilionor doesn’t even exist.
So, what should I do? Should I call her with the wrong pronunciation just because I like it more, or call her el-e-nor that is more correct?
In addiction, we live in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] so I think maybe it would be easier for people to call her Eleonor (similar to the italian [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f], without the final A). Any suggestions??
I feel like Ilionor would cause a lot of spelling issues, but if you’re not put off by that, then I don’t see an issue with using it! I’m not a terribly big fan of it, but that’s just a matter of different styles!
I prefer [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], or even better: [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]/[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f]! There are other beautiful variations/similar names like [name_f]Lenore[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Leora[/name_f], [name_f]Iliana[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Lilias[/name_f].
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] is quite lovely and I would stick with that. [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] is also a lovely name, but I would do one or the other not a hybrid like Eleonor. [name_f]Alienor[/name_f] is a medieval version which would give you another, quite unusual, version. I think [name_f]Alienor[/name_f] is lovely too but you’d have to be prepared for people to confuse it with [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and well, generally to find it confusing.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] is just perfect, so beautiful. I’d definitely go with this over Ilionor, which your daughter will constantly have to explain/spell throughout her life.