To H, or not to H

Mae208

So we are pretty set on the name Norah, and I can't decide which spelling to go with. My mom keeps suggesting Nora, but I almost feel as though the name looks incomplete without the H at the end. Thoughts?

katyb507

I vote for Norah  

dancedance1

I like the h.

I feel like it looks incomplete otherwise too.

kaylynne

I prefer Norah as a standalone and Nora as nn (for Eleanor or whatever)

brooksidebride

I think it's a nice name and both spellings are fine. But I personally prefer Nora. I like Sara instead of Sarah too... So that's just my style I guess.

JuniperGaze

I think it is so much nice with an H

zaramarie81

I am a "Sarah" and yet I prefer the look of Nora over Norah. Not sure why. Perhaps because "Norah" looks strikingly like "Noah" at first glance.

NerdyLucy

kaylynne:

I prefer Norah as a standalone and Nora as nn (for Eleanor or whatever)

 

This. 

+ASH+

I love Nora - it looks so pretty. The H seems so unnecessary and, like a PP said, at a glance it looks like Noah. 

emm57

I prefer Nora. 

Belle3184

I agree with you. It looks incomplete without the H. It isn't wrong, but certainly looks better with the h, IMO.

nearly_klo

I prefer the H, obviously! I think it looks incomplete without it. I also prefer 'ie' spellings over y spellings Katie vs Katy, Nellie vs Nelly.

led2009

Imuch prefer the h because like you said it looks incomplete without the h.

LadyXaverian

kaylynne:

I prefer Norah as a standalone and Nora as nn (for Eleanor or whatever)

Me too. I'm a Sarah, but I have a Nora. It's short for Elinor.

bwralc

NerdyLucy:

kaylynne:

I prefer Norah as a standalone and Nora as nn (for Eleanor or whatever)

 

This. 

exactly this

blessedgreen

I also prefer the look of Nora.

I like both though 

Mochadoodle

Does anyone else feel like we get asked this question everyday? I don't mind, it's just funny.

OP, I prefer it spelled Nora.

PnkBride

I prefer Nora.

stoopy99

Needs the H

rockopera

kaylynne:

I prefer Norah as a standalone and Nora as nn for Eleanor or whatever

Me too.

Blondangel

bwralc:

NerdyLucy:

kaylynne:

I prefer Norah as a standalone and Nora as nn (for Eleanor or whatever)

 

This. 

exactly this

Esteps

I asked this just the other day. It seemed like a pretty even split for Nora vs Norah. But I think after reading more and more about how popular this name is getting we are setting it aside for now

BulgariHeart

I prefer Nora.

chuicafina

Nora is in our top 2 and we would go with no H. I prefer it that way, but obviously this seems pretty split.

Liz4444

I had the exact same feeling and my mother and I had the same conversation with my DD Lilah.  I also started the same thread 2 years ago!  We went with the h.

rolIo

Nora looks incomplete to me.

KallieandJustin

I prefer Nora. The H makes it look like Noah.

KallieandJustin

I prefer Nora. The H makes it look like Noah.

mmb248

I don't have a strong opinion either way, but I am of the opinion that your mother got to spell your name the way she wanted, so you could get to spell your child's name the way you want.

As long as you don't add any superfluous "y"s.