Pronunciation of the name Eleonora?

I would always hesitate to move away from the traditional pronunciation of a name because it sets up the child to correct other people over and over again. In this case I would change the spelling to reflect the pronunciation: Elanora.

I think you should name your daughter what you want. If you want to pronounce it Eleanora, spell it that way, and have it be an homage to your grandmother instead of just giving your daughter the same name.

On the other hand, though, since Eleonora is an unusual name, you could probably get away with pronouncing it how you want, and spelling it the same. I have a cousin named Aislinn. Her parents saw the name, had no idea it was pronounced ash-ling or ashleen, and pronounced it aze-lynn. She's never had any problems with her name technically being pronounced wrong.

One can not arbitrarily change the pronunciation of a name. If you're going to use Eleonora, pronounce it one of the three ways from the web source below. You can honor someone without using the exact name, but your grandmother or one of her other relatives could be offended. If you want to use Eleanora, you could do so and tell everyone that it's an homage to your grandmother, rather than saying you're naming her after your grandmother. Best wishes and God bless.

I would definitely stick with what you like, simply because if you question the other pronunciation it's probably not a risk you want to take. The last thing you want is to regret what you named your baby! Hope this helps! :)

I've never seen this name, but at first glance with out know how to say it, I pronounced it as Eleanor with an a.

ella-nor-a.

Keep it the original way! It's nice both ways though

I have always said "Elle-Eh-Nora"

L-OR-NOR-RA. Hope it helps! :)