Eleanor name - Meaning of Eleanor
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Greek
- Pronounced
- EL-ə-nawr
- Eleanor Meaning
- From the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor. It was first borne by the influential Eleanor of Aquitaine (12th century), who was the queen of Louis Vii, the king of France, and later Henry Ii, the king of England. She was named Aenor after her mother, and was called by the Occitan phrase alia Aenor "the other Aenor " in order to distinguish her from her mother. The popularity of the name Eleanor in England during the Middle Ages was due to the fame of Eleanor of Aquitaine, as well as two queens of the following century: Eleanor of Provence, the wife of Henry Iii, and Eleanor of Castile, the wife of Edward I. More recently, it was borne by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), the wife of American president Franklin Roosevelt. Eleanor most likely originates in Greek language and means "sympathy, compassion". Some sources also suggest a Latin origin and the meaning "one who heals". Eleanor was the name of several queens, as well as princesses. The most famous bearer in history was probably Eleanor of Aquitaine, the queen consort of France and England in the 12th century. More recently, the name was popularized by Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady of the United States.
Eleanor Related Names
Variants: Eleanora, Eleanore, Elenora, Eleonor, Elinor, Elnora, Ella, Ellie, Ellinor, Lenore
Diminutives: Elea, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Lenore, Nell, Nellie, Nelly, Elle, Leanora, Lenora, Nelle, Nonie, Nora, Norah, Noreen, Norene
Other Languages: Eleonora (Croatian), Eleonora, Ellinor, Ella, Nora (Danish), Eleonora, Ellen, Noor, Noortje, Nora (Dutch), Eleonoora, Eleonora, Ella, Elli, Noora (Finnish), Eléonore (French), Eleonora, Eleonore, Leonore, Lore, Nora (German), Eleonóra, Nóra (Hungarian), Eleonora, Leonora, Lora, Lorita, Nora, Norina (Italian), Eleonora, Ellinor, Ella, Nora (Norwegian), Aliénor (Occitan), Eleonora (Polish), Leonor (Portuguese), Eilionoir, Eilidh (Scottish), Leonor (Spanish), Eleonora, Ellinor, Ella, Nora (Swedish)
Eleanor Celebrities
Eleanor Abrams - artist, Eleanor Atkinson - writer, Eleanor Boylan - writer, Eleanor Brass - writer, Eleanor Bron - actress, Eleanor Clark - writer, Eleanor Clift - journalist, Eleanor Dark - writer, Eleanor Estes - writer, Eleanor Gates - writer, Eleanor Johnson - published author, Eleanor Lay - published author, Eleanor Powell - actress, Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady, Eleanor Smeal - activist, Eleanor Taylor - published author,
