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Help[Opinions] Re: Lenore / Leonore - What would you pair using it as a middle name, and as a first name?
in reply to a message by Justina
I like both. Lenore is nice. It's Poe-ish and therefore a little dark. It's closer to Lenor than Leonore though, and Leonore feels more complete and fancier in a way. On the other hand, if you want "leh-nor", Leonore isn't intuitive and a lot of people are going to pronounce it "lee-oh-nore" (or (if German) "lee-oh-nor-a" maybe?).
I think it makes a more 'natural' middle name than it does first name, at least when I was trying to make combos. I think it makes a solid middle.
Lenore Adhara
Lenore Allegra
Lenore Amaryllis
Lenore Briseis
Lenore Clementine
Lenore Cordelia
Lenore Emilia
Lenore Josephine
Lenore Octavia
Lenore Ophelia
Lenore Ottoline
Lenore Perdita
Lenore Sapphira
Lenore Verity
Aida Lenore
Allegra Lenore
Antigone Lenore
Ariadne Lenore
Astrid Lenore
Beatrice Lenore
Beatrix Lenore
Carmen Lenore
Daphne Lenore
Eliza Lenore
Esmee Lenore
Francesca Lenore
Ginevra Lenore
Ingrid Lenore
Juliana Lenore
Marisa Lenore
Meredith Lenore
Octavia Lenore
Perdita Lenore
Rosamund Lenore
Sapphira Lenore
Zelda Lenore
I think it makes a more 'natural' middle name than it does first name, at least when I was trying to make combos. I think it makes a solid middle.
Lenore Adhara
Lenore Allegra
Lenore Amaryllis
Lenore Briseis
Lenore Clementine
Lenore Cordelia
Lenore Emilia
Lenore Josephine
Lenore Octavia
Lenore Ophelia
Lenore Ottoline
Lenore Perdita
Lenore Sapphira
Lenore Verity
Aida Lenore
Allegra Lenore
Antigone Lenore
Ariadne Lenore
Astrid Lenore
Beatrice Lenore
Beatrix Lenore
Carmen Lenore
Daphne Lenore
Eliza Lenore
Esmee Lenore
Francesca Lenore
Ginevra Lenore
Ingrid Lenore
Juliana Lenore
Marisa Lenore
Meredith Lenore
Octavia Lenore
Perdita Lenore
Rosamund Lenore
Sapphira Lenore
Zelda Lenore
Replies
"It's Poe-ish and therefore a little dark."
Definitely. That's why I like it.
"Leonore feels more complete and fancier in a way"
Agreed!
"On the other hand, if you want "leh-nor", Leonore isn't intuitive and a lot of people are going to pronounce it "lee-oh-nore" (or (if German) "lee-oh-nor-a" maybe?)."
I'm open on the pronunciation. With my accent, when I pronounce Leonore, I actually say it more like Lay-uh-NOOR. I say Lenore like LEH-nor. I like both. I find alternate pronunciations to be charming.
Of your suggestions, I like:
Lenore Allegra
Lenore Ophelia
Lenore Ottoline
Lenore Sapphira
Beatrice Lenore
Sapphira Lenore
Zelda Lenore
Definitely. That's why I like it.
"Leonore feels more complete and fancier in a way"
Agreed!
"On the other hand, if you want "leh-nor", Leonore isn't intuitive and a lot of people are going to pronounce it "lee-oh-nore" (or (if German) "lee-oh-nor-a" maybe?)."
I'm open on the pronunciation. With my accent, when I pronounce Leonore, I actually say it more like Lay-uh-NOOR. I say Lenore like LEH-nor. I like both. I find alternate pronunciations to be charming.
Of your suggestions, I like:
Lenore Allegra
Lenore Ophelia
Lenore Ottoline
Lenore Sapphira
Beatrice Lenore
Sapphira Lenore
Zelda Lenore
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