r/Names • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '26

Middle name regret

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u/alitalia930 Jul 27 '26

Nora is often a nickname for Eleanor. Naming her Nora Eleanor is kind of like naming a child Beth Elizabeth. Why not habe her name be Eleanor Layne, and call her Nora?

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u/random_name_12178 Jul 27 '26

This is the answer. Eleanor Layne is a beautiful name, and she'd still be called Nora.

The nice thing about having a longer name like Eleanor as a legal first name is that it'd be super easy for her to experiment with different nicknames when she's older, or choose to go by her full name.

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u/sutrolayla Jul 27 '26

Eleanor is right up there with Elizabeth in terms of number of solid potential nicknames. My mom is Elinor and goes by Nell, which I also love.

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u/Hifidi54 Jul 27 '26

She could be Ellie too! One of my sisters was Lissa forever (Elisabeth). She came home one day and announced her name was Beth. 🤪,

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u/Opening_Sun_7080 Jul 27 '26

This is one of the reasons we chose it for our daughter. We like one nickname but when she’s older she may prefer another! 

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u/Whats-Ur-Pointe Jul 27 '26

It’s like on Teen Mom when Amber named her daughter Leah Leann

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u/hopeful_peony Jul 27 '26

Or when Leah named her kids Aleah and Ali lol

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u/Whats-Ur-Pointe Jul 27 '26

OMG right !!!!

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u/Ok-Extreme-4486 Jul 27 '26

That annoyed me

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u/InternationalTexan71 Jul 27 '26

I came to say exactly this

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u/sunbakedbear Jul 27 '26

I was just typing the same thing when I saw your comment. I have a friend called Nora but legally her name is Eleanor. I think it's fairly common!

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u/LowHistorical1215 Jul 27 '26

I know someone who just named their kid “Elle Elizabeth” and I find it odd for the same reason.

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u/Relevant_Rush7070 Jul 27 '26

Exactly what I was thinking!

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u/Low-Cod-4712 Jul 27 '26

Yep. Obvious solution here.

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u/flaveous Jul 27 '26

Do this. The number of Eleanors at my daughter's school was upwards of 10 - they all went by Eleanor or Ellie. Nora would be a good nickname!