I'm a huge Poe fan sooo...

[mommaalli.livejournal.com]

Thoughts on Lenore/Lenora? I'd like the n/n to be Nora if anything.

Be gentle...

Comments

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

I really love lenore nn nora

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

It sounds dated, and like some is having trouble saying Eleanor(a). I like Nora though.

[mommaalli.livejournal.com]

I agree, but that's why I love it. I love old names. But Eleanor is right on the top of our list with it, we just can't decide!

[meeksnmeebs.livejournal.com]

I like Eleanor better, and out of the two I prefer Lenora.
Not really my style, but every person I've ever known named (or nn) Nora has been a sweetheart, so I have no objections to it.

[rosemere-rat.livejournal.com]

I love Elenor AND Lenore!

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

Lenore is okay, but it seems very dated and not very feminine. Lenora flows a lot better, sounds like a flower to me, and Nora goes perfect with it.

[frost.livejournal.com]

I don't really like either (and hate Eleanor), but of the two...I prefer Lenora. Sounds prettier... =)

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

i really really like lenore! lenora is nice too, but i think lenore is prettier. nora is a cute nn too. eleanor seems super common the past few years, i think lenore is a good alternative. not so common, and i think the poe association is neat. :)

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

Immediately makes me think of gothic imagery/Edgar Allan Poe. :)

[saturn939.livejournal.com]

I'm not a member of this community and was just browsing through, and I saw your post on the first page.

Lenore is my most favorite, favorite, favorite name in the world! My husband doesn't like it, though. :( We were going to compromise on Eleanor, but I really don't like Ellie or Elle as a nickname . . . I'd prefer Nor or Nori. If I can't have the name, I'd love to see someone else use it! (We still have a month until our baby's born, though, and I'm still holding out a little hope he'll come around to Lenore!)

To summarize: best name ever! :)

-Dee

[saturn939.livejournal.com]

I just realized . . . You were the mom-to-be in pregnant who was going to use Ardith as a middle name. I commented and said I was, too! Apparently we have similar taste! What other names are you considering (besides Lucy)??? We're having such a hard time over here, and I'd love to hear suggestions from someone with the same train of thought.

-Dee

[mommaalli.livejournal.com]

Hey! Yes i'm going to still use Ardith as a middle name. Lucy is still up in the air, but here are some others we were considering:
Everly
Emery/Emory
Ember
Elaine
Eleanor
Evangeline

And now Lenore.

As you can see, we liked the E names. I just think they sounded the best with Ardith, but now I'm in love with Lenore...so who knows. Eleanor is still a huge option for us too. We're name twins!

[saturn939.livejournal.com]

Ever and Ember briefly blipped my name radar, but the husband didn't care for them, and I wasn't TOO taken with either one. Our latest idea is to ditch Ardith as a middle name and just do Edith as a first name (my dad is Arnold, his mom was Edith, hence Ardith, but my dad would be just as honored to have his mom's name as he would a combination) with one of my husband's grandmothers as the middle.

Or the baby will pop out a boy!!! (In which case we're considering Northrop.)

See you around, name twin! ;-)
-Dee, who is still holding out for Lenore Ardith

[killer-inme.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lenora over Lenore. It sounds more feminine to me

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lenora, it sounds softer.

[kustirider2.livejournal.com]

I prefer Lenora too. Lenore reminds me of a detergent in England (Lenor)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I've never liked Lenore, and yet I do like Lenora...I think it's the whole '-a ending sounds more feminine' thing.

[bluedano.livejournal.com]

I like Lenora.

[mommaalli.livejournal.com]

Thanks everyone. I was really expecting a horrible reaction, but I got a good one for the most part! Thanks!

[unicornonthecob.livejournal.com]

Love Lenore

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'll be gentle. But I thought that said "I'm a huge poo fan."

I prefer Lenore. Lenora is too Adam's Family to me. Norah as the given name would also work and be less obvious.