Baby girl name feedback ?

[gk12]

So DH and I both like the name Eleanor. We aren't in agreement on a nickname or middle name. He likes the name Irene for a middle name and our last name starts with L.

Please offer feedback or suggestions! TIA! Oh and are there any J12 Eleanor's? I feel like the name is kinda popular but not where we live. It's hard coming up with another girl name.

[xanthepants]

I love the name Eleanor. And I like it with Irene. It's not too popular yet here. Bubbajug has an Eleanor so that might be who you are thinking of.

[heatherbee]

I like Eleanor! Its one of my guilty pleasure names that I don't think I could pull off using but love when I hear it!

[rollerrink]

I like it! It flows nicely with Irene, too.
I don't think either are popular where I am.

[britbratjf]

I like Eleanor! You could go with Ellie or Nori for a nickname. Or just call her Eleanor. I think a one syllable middle name would go best (Rose, Anne, June, Gray, Grace, Joy, etc). Or is there a family name you could consider? I like family names as middle names personally.

[babywinks]

I have a friend with an Eleanor and the call her Nora for short. You could also do Ella for short. A few MNs we liked but didn't use are Jane, Ann (family name for me), and Rose.

[laurski81]

I love it. It's actually our top name if this one ends up being a girl

[cbear]

I also love Eleanor! My BFFs niece is an Eleanor and they call her Ellie.

[bantyrooster]

Love it! Nora or Ella for a nn. Middle names we always use family names.

[gk12]

Thanks everyone. Irene is a family name. Ann is also a family name that I like for a middle name
. @laurski are you team green??

[laurski81]

Feb 8, 2015 21:26:35 GMT -5 gk12 said:

Thanks everyone. Irene is a family name. Ann is also a family name that I like for a middle name
. @laurski are you team green??

Yep! I love Irene or Ann for a middle name. If we end up using Eleanor we will use either Jane, or June which are both family names for us.

If we have another boy we are still stuck

[justbeth]

I have a friend with a baby Eleanor and I think it's a beautiful name. They stick to calling her Eleanor, but I like the nick names Ella, Ellie and Nora as well.

[trixi282]

I think its definitely a name that's slowly making a comeback. I like how classic it is, but not too dated feeling. The MN's you have sound great with it too.

[mommymadness]

Go for it! You can't go wrong with Eleanor and if you choose to use a nickname all 3 that were suggested are cute!!

[MissMusic]

LOVE Eleanor!

Irene is very old-fashioned. It was also my grandmother's name, and if we ever have another girl it will absolutely be her middle name.

In short: YES TO BOTH!

[lilahbean13]

I love Eleanor ! Beautiful. I'm not crazy about Irene but I do think a one syllable middle name would flow well.

[starfishy]

Eleanor is such a pretty name! I think Irene sounds fine. Ann is good too, but I feel that's a middle name you hear all the time.
Nicknames for Eleanor are fun too. I know a lot of Ellie's around where I live, but most aren't Eleanor.

[pegleg715]

I love Eleanor. It is definitely making a comeback though. I have 4 people I'm fb friends with who had babies in the last 6 months use it.
But so many nicknames.
We talked about it with evie because h's grandmother was Eleanora so we would have don't that. Except she never knew how to spell it haha. She couldn't read and Every time we asked her it was different. But Elnora maybe? That's pretty too.

Good luck!

[aylafsu1881]

I love the name Eleanor. You could always nickname her Ellie. I think it is sweet and feminine.

[ultramonkey]

I like them both too. Eleanor has some great nn's people mentioned. IRL I have yet to meet anyone with an LO named Eleanor.

[roo1582]

I agree with everyone. I think its a great name! And I love the nn Ellie or Nora.

[gk12]

Thanks everyone. DH really wants to use the name Irene for middle so he might win that one.

[huskiefanuw]

I really like Eleanor, but not really with the middle name Irene. I like it better with Ann.

[britbratjf]

Feb 9, 2015 21:46:52 GMT -5 gk12 said:

Thanks everyone. DH really wants to use the name Irene for middle so he might win that one.

Honestly if it's really important to him I say use it. It's the middle name so not like it gets a lot of use you know? I wouldn't put up a fight on a middle name.

[ladyofshallott86]

I love Eleanor! DH vetoed it for stupid reasons...ugh. It's decently popular around here at least among people I know. It's a nice classic name. I think Irene works fine for a MN.

[gk12]

britbratjf I wanted Ann for a middle name bc it was my grandmas middle name and she just passed away. Irene is a family name for DH he didn't even know the person which is why I'm still trying for Ann.

[britbratjf]

Feb 10, 2015 17:21:39 GMT -5 gk12 said:

britbratjf I wanted Ann for a middle name bc it was my grandmas middle name and she just passed away. Irene is a family name for DH he didn't even know the person which is why I'm still trying for Ann.

Ah. I would push harder then since Ann has more meaning and IMO flows/sounds better with Eleanor.

[sarahandeddie]

I would keep pushing for Ann. DD#1 was supposed to be Chelsea Kaye but my grandma passed when I was pg, so she became Chelsea Ruth. Avery ended up being Avery Kaye, which is my mom's and my own mn.

I think your family name trumps his in terms of relationship!