First MN for Eleanor...

ashthedreamer · July 7, 2012, 9:45pm

I have really been loving [name]Eleanor[/name] lately, and I’ve been searching for a combo for a while, but I can’t seem to settle on anything. I know for sure the second MN will be [name]Grace[/name], for my grandmother, but I’m a bit stumped on the first MN. So far, I have:

[name]Eleanor[/name] Lisieux (leez-YOO) [name]Grace[/name] (though I’m not Catholic, I am [name]Christian[/name] and I really respect and admire the story of St. [name]Therese[/name] of Lisieux. I also love how unexpected Lisieux is between the classic [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Grace[/name])
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Posy[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (I’d wanted to fit [name]Posy[/name]/[name]Posey[/name] on my list as a NN for a FN, but I couldn’t really make it work, so I thought it might work as a MN…)
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lila[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (just love the sweet, light [name]Lila[/name] between [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Grace[/name])

Any thoughts? I don’t really feel like any of these are the combo yet, so I would love suggestions. I’ve been tossing around [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kaia[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Serena[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], and [name]Eleanor[/name] Elila/[name]Alila[/name], but I’m not sure I like any of them as much as the three options above.

Thanks, ladies!

c11 · July 8, 2012, 2:08am

From your list, I love [name]Eleanor[/name] Lisieux [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Grace[/name].

ashthedreamer · July 8, 2012, 6:42pm

Anyone else? Any new ideas? None of these seem to be sticking.

celestemilmun · July 8, 2012, 6:54pm

Lisieux is a really unusual and pretty choice, especially with [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Grace[/name].

Other ideas…
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Camille[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Verity[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (maybe a little too “virtue” heavy, though I like the flow of it)
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Iris[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Vera[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

system · July 8, 2012, 7:20pm

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Juliana[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kerensa[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Aislinn[/name]/[name]Ashlen[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Susan[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lyda[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Cleo[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
Eleanor Lillian Grace

Any of these inspire you?

sadlola · July 8, 2012, 7:20pm

I love [name]Eleanor[/name]. My favorite is [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]. I think [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Grace[/name] sounds nice.

I want to like [name]Eleanor[/name] Lisieux [name]Grace[/name], but I just don’t think it all sounds right together. For me, something sounds off.

I also think these could work:
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Theresa[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Plum[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Vienna[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Corinne[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

ashthedreamer · July 8, 2012, 7:33pm

Thanks for the suggestions, ladies!

@celestemilmun - A lot of those are repeats on my list already, haha, and are pretty tied to the combos they’re in. I do love them as names, though. I do really love the idea of [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Clara[/name], although I’m not 100% sure of them with [name]Grace[/name]. [name]Clara[/name] could possibly be my second MN for [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], though, so that could be off the table as an option. I absolutely adore [name]Iris[/name], and it holds special ties to my mother, but I’m not sure of the flow of [name]Iris[/name] [name]Grace[/name]–it seems a bit hissy to me, especially with my surname (which also ends with an “S”… [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Iris[/name] [name]Grace[/name] R_____s? I love the combo, but I’m not sure if it’s too much “S”.).

@saraallison - Thanks for the ideas! I like a lot of the names, but I’m not sure… I want something that gives a bit of life to [name]Eleanor[/name], and those just seem to make it feel even more classic. I do like the idea of [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Grace[/name], although I’m not sure. I have a love-hate relationship with [name]Lydia[/name], haha. I love [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Juliana[/name] and [name]Catherine[/name] separately, though! I’m just not sure with [name]Eleanor[/name].

@sadlola - Thanks for your suggestions! [name]Pearl[/name] is another family name, it’s pretty, but I’m not sure about [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. Or [name]Perla[/name] [name]Grace[/name], for that matter. I know what you mean about [name]Eleanor[/name] Lisieux [name]Grace[/name]–I love [name]Eleanor[/name] Lisieux, and I love [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Grace[/name], but I’m just not sure, there’s something off about Lisieux [name]Grace[/name]. For me, at least. I really love the idea of [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]–daisies have always been some of my favorite flowers, and I’ve recently come to love [name]Daisy[/name] as a MN. It feels a bit like [name]Posy[/name] in that way–more spunky and usable as a MN. I’m not sure I like [name]Daisy[/name] [name]Grace[/name] any more than [name]Posy[/name] [name]Grace[/name], though–I think [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Posy[/name] [name]Grace[/name] actually sounds better. I do like [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Daisy[/name], though! If it was just one MN, I would probably stop right there and add it to my list. I’m just quite picky about any name that comes after [name]Daisy[/name]. I absolutely [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name], but I feel like it’s being overshadowed by putting it in the MN spot. It feels like it should be [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name], not [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]! And I’m not sure if [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is too much name. And if I use [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Arianne[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kate[/name], I’m not sure I should use [name]Aurelia[/name], too. I think it just might be too many [name]Ari[/name] names! I love [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Vienna[/name], too, just not with [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Grace[/name].

Maybe something short and sweet? I love the feel of [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lila[/name] [name]Grace[/name]–[name]Lila[/name] seems perfect between [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Grace[/name], I’m just not sure [name]Lila[/name] is the short and sweet name I’m going for.

Dantea · July 8, 2012, 7:37pm

I like these in this order from your list:

[name]Eleanor[/name] Lisieux [name]Grace[/name] for the significance (though I think [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Therese[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is more conventional but who cares? ^_^)
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Serena[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

Here’s some others for you (all of these have ties to saints recognized by the christian church or martyrs because I know that means something to you. I’ll leave you the articles about them so you can see them):

[name]Eleanor[/name] Rachelina [name]Grace[/name] – Rachelina Ambrosini - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] Antoinetta [name]Grace[/name] – this one made me tear up – Antonietta Meo - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Miriam[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Miriam - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Silvia[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Saint Silvia - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] Hemma [name]Grace[/name] – Hemma of Gurk - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rosalia[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Saint Rosalia - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Dorothea of Montau - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Osanna[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Osanna of Mantua - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Julietta[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – this one touched me too – Cyricus and Julitta - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Isadora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Saint Isidora - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Regina[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Regina (martyr) - Wikipedia
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Sabina[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – Saint Sabina - Wikipedia

others I just think sound good:

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Constance[/name] [name]Grace[/name] – [name]Constance[/name] or [name]Constantina[/name] was a saint also, but it’s questionable
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Willow[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Melody[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Temperance[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Isolde[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Bianca[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] Posala [name]Grace[/name] – Posala is Native American Miwok for “to burst” and could give you [name]Posy[/name]

[name]Do[/name] you like any of this?

sadlola · July 8, 2012, 7:41pm

Hmmm, short and sweet.

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]June[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lee[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rue[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Diane[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Irene[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Noelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kay[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lane[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

system · July 8, 2012, 7:44pm

Ha, I like [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Grace[/name] too, now that you mention it, but I was actually suggesting [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Lyda[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. My great gma’s little sister was [name]Lyda[/name] and I’m really infatuated with the name. In the movie The [name]Music[/name] [name]Man[/name], the quartet sings a song called [name]Lyda[/name] [name]Rose[/name], if youre familiar with that movie…I tell you that to say, it is a real name. Ok so you want something spunky…I really like [name]Lila[/name] and [name]Posy[/name] too btw. Heres a couple more,
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Flavia[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (I am always plugging away for [name]Flavia[/name], one of my favs…but really I think it makes an interesting combo here!)
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Suzette[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Azalea[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

Ok, I’m stopping!