Old nicknames for Eleanor
Common historical nicknames for Eleanor include Ella, Ellie, Nora, Nell, and Nellie. In the records we track, Eleanor maps to 5 distinct short forms. Some look nothing like the formal name - Nell and Nellie among them - so it pays to search every spelling variant.
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Ella was among the most common, but Eleanor has 5 recorded short forms - the right one depends on the era, region and family.
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