I like Caroline better. I know some that go by Caro"line" and some that go by Caro"lynn". I don't think pronunciation is a big deal. Once you tell the person, they will usually remember. I don't know any Carolines that have a nickname so no suggestions.
I like both. Obv love Caroline, we chose that for the new baby. In my mind the only true nn for Caroline is Carrie. Cara is a standalone name. As for mixing up with Carolyn, sure that will happen but prob not as a rule. Caroline is pretty main stream so most people will get it right once they know her. You can never avoing mistakes completely. Heck our own family mistakes our 3yo's name, they'll spell it Kathryn or Catherine... And she's been around a while. Who cares.
I like Eleanor too. If Ellie becomes too juvenile, she can always revert to her full name as an adult if she chooses to.
Both names are pretty though. I know an Ellie who is in her thirties and it fits her very well. Either way, if it's a nn, it's not like she's stuck with it forever.
I like both my SS is Carolyn (I know that is different from Caroline) but she sometimes goes by the nn Car (I've heard that used on my TV show too).
There are two Eleanor's in our life right now (both actually Eleanor Ann). One has the nn Nellie (which I am not a huge fan of) and the other they call EAP which is her intials and pronounced eep, cute, but not a name she'll probably use with the public. My son couldn't say Eleanor when is was 1.5, so it came out as Nor which we all thought was cute, but again probably not a nn to carry through life.
Love both. I prefer Eleanor to Caroline (my son would have been an Eleanor if he was a girl) but I dislike the nickname Ellie which is just about everywhere these days.
I like Eleanor with the nn Nora. Ellie is cute, just a little popular. With Caroline you may have to correct pronunciation, but that's not a huge deal and you only have to tell people once. People will mispronounce/misspell many names anyway. Both are both beautiful names! Congrats on the baby girl!
I love them both. It depends if having a nn that relates to her first name is important to you though. I'm one of those people that likes to have a 'grown up' name option with a cutie nn to use so I'd go with Eleanor if it were me purely based on that. However, I do like a pp's suggestion of Carrie as a nn for Caroline.
We called her nori for a while but then she requested we call her Nora instead of nori. It wasn't hard switching nick names. Your dd may choose to do so if Ellie is too childish for her.
Caroline is also beautiful and on our girl list. I don't think you would have a problem with pronunciation. I've met a Carolyn and most people referred to her as Caroline unless specified.
These are two of our top contenders right now! I love them both. The lack of NN options is hurting me a tad towards Caroline. I am not into Carrie, sounds weird with our last name. Good luck! I think you can't go wrong!
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Love Eleanor. I prefer just Eleanor, then Nora, then Ellie. Ellie isn't my favorite NN but it's just fine and it's cutesy but Eleanor is a perfectly grown up name.
DD is Carolyn and if we have another girl she will be Eleanor! We have the same taste. Even with it spelled with the -lyn ending people still say Caro-LINE. Either way you spell it you will probably have to clarify for people but after that it's not a big deal.
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I prefer Caroline. When a Caroline i know got married they played that song "sweet Caroline ba ba ba" as she walked down the aisle. So adorable. Not really a reason to pick that name but I fell in love with the name after that.
I am a bit biased since I have a Caroline! Cara was our go to NN, however, we have yet to call her that. Her cousins have once or twice called her Carrie, which I'm not a fan of. I have had to correct a few people of pronouncing it wrong but they usually pronounce it correctly after. Only a nurse at her pediatricians office can't seem to grasp pronouncing her name right, but it's nbd.
I like both names, but since we are naming our baby girl Caroline, I'm voting for that one. I do like Eleanor, but Caroline is just a little more my style . I also know a lot of little girls right now named Elle/Ella/Ellie/Nora, so I'd rather just steer clear of anything that could have those nns.
Pronunciation doesn't bother me so much because I'll just correct them, though a lot of people know what we're naming her (thanks DS for giving it away!), and no one has said Carolyn. I'm also not worried about a nn. We actually planned for DS to be called by a nn and it just never stuck, so I'm ok with her not having a nn either.
Re: Caroline or Eleanor
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The only nn I can think of for Caroline is Carole
I like Eleanor too. If Ellie becomes too juvenile, she can always revert to her full name as an adult if she chooses to.
Both names are pretty though. I know an Ellie who is in her thirties and it fits her very well. Either way, if it's a nn, it's not like she's stuck with it forever.
I like both my SS is Carolyn (I know that is different from Caroline) but she sometimes goes by the nn Car (I've heard that used on my TV show too).
There are two Eleanor's in our life right now (both actually Eleanor Ann). One has the nn Nellie (which I am not a huge fan of) and the other they call EAP which is her intials and pronounced eep, cute, but not a name she'll probably use with the public. My son couldn't say Eleanor when is was 1.5, so it came out as Nor which we all thought was cute, but again probably not a nn to carry through life.
I don't think a nickname is needed.
Eleanor is great too. I prefer Nora as the nn, if you're going to use one.
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However, I do like a pp's suggestion of Carrie as a nn for Caroline.
We called her nori for a while but then she requested we call her Nora instead of nori. It wasn't hard switching nick names. Your dd may choose to do so if Ellie is too childish for her.
Caroline is also beautiful and on our girl list. I don't think you would have a problem with pronunciation. I've met a Carolyn and most people referred to her as Caroline unless specified.
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