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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
Oh, I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. Iāll try to think of a few cons though in order to play the game. 
Pros:
-Classic
-Smart
-Adventurous
-Bold
-Cute nick-name options
Cons:
-Super popular
-May be hard to avoid Ellieā¦which is only a con if you donāt like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. (I do. 
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[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this maybe helps!
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Pros: [name_m]Classic[/name_m], easy to pronounce, well known but not so popular that youāre likely to have multiple in one class, multiple nickname options
Cons: could be misspelled as [name_f]Ellinor[/name_f] although [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is the more popular spelling, the nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is popular enough that there may be multiple in one class
[name_m]Zero[/name_m] cons, [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is a perfect name! 
So beautiful, unique sound but not complex, ends in a consonant sound (which I personally adore), is very literary, and feels down to earth at the same time as posh! I really like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f].
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[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is super lovely and is in my top 5 !!! Cons are hard to find !!!
I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and all the nickname potential. I especially love how classic and timeless it feels. I have never met an [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] I didnāt like !
I think my only con is there are multiple acceptable spellings or variations and I donāt love that. Personally my name has several spellings and I donāt love having to spell it out a frequently as I do !
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I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. It honors [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m], an amazing woman. It is solid and substantial. I picture an [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] being competent, intelligent, and interesting. I love the superfluous vowel.
The only negative is that it may be getting popular, but since I work with teens rather than babies, Iām not sure. The only [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] Iāve ever known was an old woman.
PS I dislike [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. That is my only con.
Pros: classic, elegant, familiar, full of versatile nicknames
Cons: reasonably popular, will probably get called [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] (could be a pro if you like it), different pronunciations
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pros:
- lovely, classic name
- very simple and elegant
- lots of nickname potential
- below the top 10
cons:
- pretty popular in the US atm (#22 in 2020 and steadily climbing for the past few years)
- is a trendier choice atm; since it returned to the top 100 in 2014, itās gone from 78th to 22nd. Itās steadily increasing, but over a five year period, has jumped 38 spots (10 in the last two years).
- not as versatile as some of the other classics
- leans a bit more vintage than purely classic (as compared to say, Katherine or Elizabeth, that have been steadily popular forever, Eleanor left and came back much like Emily),
- might seem a bit dated in a few decades like other classics that saw a resurgence in previous decades (Abigail, Hannah, Emily, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia)
Names like Charlotte and Eleanor are still classics, but, theyāre classics that gained a ton of popularity in a particular era (Abigail, Hannah and Emily in the late 1990s-early 2000s, Emma & Sophia in the late 2000s-early 2010s, Charlotte in the 2010s), so even when some people hear Charlotte, they think of a child born within the last decade. Or Emily makes them think of someone born circa 2000, and the biggest con I can think of (doesnāt bother me personally but I see it brought up on NB a lot) is that Eleanor will also likely be a bit dated to the 2010s/2020s.
eleanor is lovely! x
pros:
- classic/timeless quality
- lots of nickname potential
- suits all ages
cons:
- pretty popular (at least where i live)
- shares nicknames with other popular names such as ellie so might end up sounding even more popular.
- different pronunciations. For example, i live in england and in my accent it sounds like el-uh-NUH whereas other accents emphasise the -NOR sound at the end.
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I am someone whoās gone from finding [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] dull and matronly to loving it. Proās - classic, elegant, suits all ages, neither posh nor ācommonā, nnās [name_f]Nell[/name_f] & [name_f]Norah[/name_f] (
). The only cons I can think of are - potential for nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] (I vehemently dislike it), and popularity. These things might not be cons for you though.
Pros - classic, familiar but not overused, easy to pronounce and fairly easy to spell, versatile, literary, comes with a wide variety of nickname options
Cons - rising in popularity
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Iām one of the few who doesnāt like Eleanor because I grew up thinking it was extremely frumpy (even though Iāve always admired Eleanor Roosevelt). Even the Beatles sang about a lonesome, sad Eleanor in āEleanor Rigby.ā Perhaps that song affected my perception the most. Unfortunately, while my heart has softened toward Eleanor due to its resurgence, I still canāt shake how I originally felt.
To me, Eleanorās not a classic in the US. Itās very much a vintage and can be dated to certain periods, but I understand that itās got an Arthurian, queenly appeal that I must admit I find bewitching. I also think of green, elephants, and a marvelously curious girl when Iām trying to understand the popularity of Eleanor, so great imagery there! That said, I still find it heavy sounding.
Itās popular with those around me ā Ellie is the default nickname, but not totally unavoidable. I know own who switched from Eleanor to Ellie back to Eleanor successfully.
Pros - Itās familiar, respectable, historical and it has lots of namesakes
Cons - Current popularity, the nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] might be hard to avoid, different pronunciations depending on accent (e.g. El-uh-nor Vs El-uh-ner, and ESL speakers might pronounce the silent āaā).
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