Your Favorite Middle Name for Eleanor?

We’re pretty sure we’re going to name our new daughter [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Nora[/name_f]), but I just want to see some other ideas one more time before making the decision 100%.

What are your favorite [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] combos? Criteria:

– Must have 2+ syllables
– Can’t begin or end with an R
– Can’t begin with a W

Thanks! :slight_smile:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]!

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] is perfect!

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] is pretty! (Without meaning to sound nosy, I’d suggest staying away from C’s as well so her initials don’t 100% match her sister’s. Me and my older sister have matching initials and I personally can’t stand it. Though on the other hand if you went with a C all your kids would have a C initial… Anyway…)

Other suggestions:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Brenda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [[name_m]Per[/name_m]-SEPH-uh-nee]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [[name_u]JESS[/name_u]-uh-meen]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Kelsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Katrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [THAH-lee-uh]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Briella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Gracelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ardith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f]

Thanks for the beautiful suggestions!

evlinrose, I very nearly put down “can’t begin with a C” for that very reason – I agree that it’s enough that both girls have E names; they don’t need EC names! [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] is a guilty pleasure of mine, though! :wink:

I really like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is gorgeous, too, but [name_f]Violet[/name_f] doesn’t flow well with our last name, unfortunately.

And of course we do love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]. :slight_smile:

Should still have 3+ months to mull it over, fingers crossed!

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] though. Such a pretty combo

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] is my favorite :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]! [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] is a favorite of mine

I think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is beautiful!:slight_smile:

I also love the previous suggestions of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] (which has actually been on my long list for a while now).

I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f], it’s a lovely name.
For the longest time I had [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] on my shortlist.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] you find the perfect middle for the lovely [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and congrats on the new baby

If my husband hadn’t vetoed [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] for being to similar to our niece [name_f]Elena[/name_f]'s name, I would have happily chosen [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Theophania[/name_f] as our girl combo for this baby. As it turned out, we’re having a boy so it wouldn’t have mattered, but I’m still a little annoyed with DH about it…

Anyway, some other [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] combos you might like:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] (Would that flow better with the last name?)
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Bianca[/name_f]

Omgoodness, [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] is gorgeous! I have [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ([name_f]Lila[/name_f]) [name_f]Grace[/name_f] on my own list, so I wanted to suggest [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], but it doesn’t fit the specifications you gave. :slight_smile: A few ideas:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

I think you have a winner in [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f], though!

Thanks again for all the lovely suggestions; you’ve given me some great middle names to mull over and “try out” before deciding. And glad to hear positive feedback on [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]! :slight_smile:

I love consonance, so my favourite combos are:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]! I also think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] sounds pretty. Some other ideas are…

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f].