French baby name

My partner nd I are both French living in Eng. We both love the name Aliénor for a girl which is the French equivalent of Eleanor or Eleonor in English.
We'd like to know what you think of this name and if it s difficult for English speakers to pronounce it.

Thanks

Alien

Je suis anglaise, j'adore le nom Alienor, mais je sais les enfants anglais vont appelle
cette enfant "alien"

Go for it!

Its abosolutely gorgeous, I think you should go for it. I'm Scottish and dont find it difficult to pronounce at all. I also like that it is just that bit different. Beautiful name!

A french answer!!

We are more used to say ELEONORE, Heleonore, or Eleanore.

French baby name

if i may offer an opinion. I think it's a beautiful name belonging to a beautiful culture. It will set her apart and always be a icebreaker. I think you should go for it.

Not at all

It just sounds too old fashioned, english or french way. And you will have to correct everybody all the time and as Julie said it'll be turned into Ally very quick. But if it's ok with you, go for it!

If i may give some advice

I think Aliénor sounds quite pretty, but it's a bit old-fashioned (and so is Eleanor); moreover, have you noticed that Aliénor sounds a bit like "aliénée" ("lunatic", for non-French speakers) ? Even if the child is raised in England, she's got French origins, and I suppose she'll be able to speak French as well, so then...

Aliénor c joli

mais je trouve que ça fait un peu trop combinaison entre alien et terminator ...

I am french

Et j'adore ce prénom Je le trouve vraiment beau.

?

why not Eleanor, which is such a beautiful name (and sounds better for us)?

Pas terrible...

doesn't sound right.

Accent

British people probably won't know what to do with the accent, because we don't have them it can be a bit confusing!

I understand !

I'm married to a Frenchman and we live in France. It's so difficult to find a nice name for both countries. If you both like Eléanor then go for it ! We like Zoe but we are going to write it Zoé. Do remember if you want the English to pronounce it like the French you are going to have to correct them every time but it's not that difficult to say and i'm sure the English could make an effort !
Julie, in Normandy.

Desolée

je me suis trompée de prénom dans mon dernier message. Si vous aimez Aliénor allez y ! C'est l'Europe, si les anglais ne peuvent pas accepter un accent où allons nous !
Julie in Normandy

Je viens d'y penser

Les anglais ont toujours tendance à racourcir les prénoms de toute façon. Ils vont peut être opter pour la solution façile et l'apeller Ally même si vous même vous ne le faites pas !
Julie