My husband and I are having the hardest time agreeing on a name for our little lady. Right now we are leaning towards [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. I quite like it, but I don’t want to feel like we are settling because we haven’t found anything we can agree on that we like better. Middle name would likely be [name_u]Penny[/name_u] (my late mom’s name) unless we found something we loved more.
We tend to like longer names with nickname potential, nothing trendeigh, or yooneek. We like spunky or different middles.
I think Eleanor is very lovely, she’d be higher on my list if Elliott wasn’t my #1 boys name. I think she’s elegant, sophisticated but still fun and interesting. Ellie and Nora are both lovely nicknames.
I suppose you already talked about [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u]?!
There are so many lovely names (those are the usual suggestions):
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is classic and feminine, it makes me think of a refined, graceful woman, someone who strives to achieve.
Some names that seem to have the same qualities to me:
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] a lot! It’s on my list in a couple different places. [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is great. I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] for the versatility in nicknames, as well–[name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Nell/name_f, [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_u]Norrie[/name_u], [name_f]Lea[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_u]Laney[/name_u], even [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] or [name_f]Elora[/name_f]/[name_f]Lora[/name_f]/[name_f]Laure[/name_f]…
I’m an [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and I do really love my name, but I’d advise keeping away from [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] as a nn, just because it is so popular. I was one of four Ellies in my year at school, and I think that ‘[name_f]El[/name_f]’ names, and therefore the nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], are becoming more and more popular every year. However, there are loads of pretty alternatives, like [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f], even [name_f]Lena[/name_f]. Still, I think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u] (or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], as suggested by others) is really lovely.
Not a fan of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] at all. [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is a nice middle name I think though.
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
Emberlyn [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Estrella[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. It manages to be medieval, Victorian, and contemporary all at once. [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is nice, and i agree with ellieh, try to find a nn other than [name_f]Ella[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]!
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is one of my favorite names. I think she’s an absolute classic but not boring or overly expected at all. She lends great nicknames like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f], too! I think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is beautiful!
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] seems so stuffy to me. It’s too formal. I am sure that most [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]'s go by [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], and all [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] names are so popular. Variations of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] are more appealing to me. [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
For a classic [name_f]El[/name_f] name, I like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and all it’s nicknames a lot more.
I really love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]!! But paired with [name_u]Penny[/name_u], I think she’s a Beatles baby- [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Rigby[/name_m] and [name_u]Penny[/name_u] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]. Which is great if you’re Beatles fans, especially. I dont know, something to think about. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]…
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is great. I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] for the versatility in nicknames, as well–[name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Nell