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[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I recently came across Elna. I can't decide if I think it's sweet and simple and nice, like Ella without the absurdly popular thing going on, or if it's more like an awkward version of Ella.

Also, I've liked Eleanore for a long time, but wdyt of Eleanora? I can't decide if I like it more or less. Probably less, but I wanted other opinions too.

And, here are my favorite girls' names right now.
Rosemary
Margaret
Susannah
Eleanore (I think, whichever version's better overall, Eleanore goes better with the others.)
Annelise

Favorite boys' names.
Wesley
Samuel
Benjamin
William
Nathaniel

Comments

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

You have really great taste in names. I pretty much love them all.

I like Eleanora, although I think I prefer just plain Eleanor (or Elinor). But Eleanora has the added benefit of the nickname 'Nora'...

As for Elna, I don't really like it, but I've always liked the name Elena (pr. ELL-en-uh).

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Nora is exactly what I was thinking, it's such a cute nickname :] and thank you.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I like Lenore, Lenora and Eleanore...but Eleanora seems a bit too much.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Margaret is within my top 3 :)

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

I love the name Susannah, and really like Eleanor. I think Eleanora is pretty, but a bit much.

And wow, your boys names are a lot like mine! Benjamin is my number one boy's name and Nathaniel is my number two. I also really love Samuel :)

[sophie-louise89.livejournal.com]

I love the nn. Nora & Elle which I why I'm kind of leaning towards Eleanora but I guess you could still use those nicknames with Eleanore.

I love:
Annelise

Samuel
Benjamin
William
Nathaniel

I also love the nickname possibilites for all your boys names :)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I love Nathaniel, it's my second favorite boy's name. William is nice too.

Personally, I like Ella better than Elna and I like Eleanore better than Eleanora.
I've also known someone called Elja by the way (pronounced EL-yah).

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I love Margaret and Annelise. Eleanore is pretty too (I like it better than Eleanora).

For boys I love William, but Benjamin and Nathaniel are also good.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I prefer Eleanor without the e, but otherwise I LOVE all of these names.

Elna is more awkward, I think, and Eleanora is way way way too much.

[femi.livejournal.com]

I had my son 11 days ago and his name is Benjamin Thomas

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's a great name! :]

[ex-londonso.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely name!

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i love a lot of these. mainly...

i started listing them and then realized that i liked everything except benjamin. and thats only because i have a bad association with a ben/jamin.

i dont like elna though. its seems awkward to me.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Legit variants:
Eleanor, Elinor, Eleonora.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Even though I can't stand the name Margaret, your taste in names is amazing.

I like Eleanora best, but I think Eleanore works better with this (possible) sibset.

[starskye.livejournal.com]

I love the name Eleanore. I work with some old folks and there have been several Eleanors. But now we have an "Eleanore" and I just think the E on the end adds to it. It's my favorite spelling of it. I prefer Eleanore to Eleanora but I do certainly like both.

and now for some random blabbing...

Rosemary= Don't really like this...I dunno. I do love classic names but this just does not do it for me. It's not bad at all, it just does not excite me.
Margaret= I would never use Margaret for a first name because I absolutely detest "Peg" and "Peggy". I do however, enjoy Maggie for a nn but I'm just not in love with Margaret.
Susannah= Pretty
Eleanore= love
Annelise= I like this a whole lot but would never use it because I have a close cousin Liseanne.

Wesley= Awesome
Samuel= like it a lot
Benjamin= Like it okay
William= good classic name, can't go wrong
Nathaniel= my number one boys name!!!!!
You do have good taste in names :)

[ex-londonso.livejournal.com]

I prefer plain Eleanore, it's already quite an unusual and pretty name, I think Eleanora just seems like you've tried to make it different and takes away the elegance of it.

I also love Rosemary and Susannah.

Wesley makes me think of various famous people with that name. I think Samuel is a little dreary and he'll be plain old Sam. William might be shortened to Bill or Will, both which are not that great in my opinion (Bill makes me think of old people, Will of annoying English boys). But I love Benjamin and Nathaniel and they'd go well with any of the girls' names you've chosen.