Name suggestions, please :)

[kedinger.livejournal.com]

I have a couple questions...

Suggests for a middle name for Ruth?

Does Elea (pronounced like the name Ellie-uh. Like Elia from Season 2 Top Chef ;)) work as a nickname for Eleanor?

Thanks!

Comments

[hoochiehoops.livejournal.com]

my mom is Alaine Ruth.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

It might...I feel like people might pronounce it weird, though. I'd say Elea like E-leah, and Elia like Eli with an a (E-lie-uh). I do like it for a nickname for Eleanor, but people will most likely have difficulty pronouncing it when they just see it spelled out.

[kedinger.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on the pronunciations, thanks :)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I probably wouldn't pronounce Elea like Ellie-uh. I would say Ella. But I guess it works as well as any other nickname.

Ruth Hannah
Ruth Rebecca
Ruth Delilah
Ruth Marjorie
Ruth Naomi
Ruth Charlotte
Ruth Jordana
Ruth Olivia

[ladydiddymus.livejournal.com]

Eleanore and Elea are both pretty names but I don't really see the purpose of a nickname is it's the same amount of syllables as the proper name. If it's still three syllables then people are still going to try to shorten it.

[kedinger.livejournal.com]

We like Elea and think Eleanor is a bit more professional-sounding. It passes the Supreme Court Justice test ;)

I understand your point about nicknames being shorter, but frequently that's not what nicknames are for. Sarah and Sadie or Sally, John and Jack, etc. I view nicknames for "cutsey" names that I like, but wouldn't necessarily age well. My son is Samuel, we call him Sammy. Its not much shorter, but it certainly wouldn't age well!

[matika88.livejournal.com]

Ruth Ellen
Ruth Taylor
Ruth Elena
Ruth Lynn

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

Ruth Ellen is cute.

Other suggestions:
Ruth Abigail
Ruth Alexandria
Ruth Alexis
Ruth Alyson
Ruth Gabrielle
Ruth Georgiana
Ruth Magdalene
Ruth Marine
Ruth Philippa
Ruth Therese
Ruth Victoria

I think Elea works as a nickname for Eleanor, but I would have no idea how to pronounce it without being told. Ellie? Ella? eh-LEE? eh-LIA? ee-LAY-ah? My surname is pretty much impossible to spell or pronounce correctly on the first try, and correcting people all the time is pretty annoying. I'd spell it differently if this is something you care about, maybe Ellia? I do like how it sounds though. Ellie and Ella are both nice, more intuitive alternatives I think.

[taleofaredhead.livejournal.com]

I like Ella/Elle/Ellie better as nicknames. I don't really match Eleanor with Elea. I would probably mispronounce it, and it's just not my favorite. Just make the name Elea, instead of Eleanor, professional-sounding or not.