Girl name Old French origin Christian tradition

Eleanora

el-uh-NOR-uh · 8 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Bright; shining one
Language
Old French
Culture
Multiple
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
vintage · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#886
2024 births304
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births8,008
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
NoraElla
Alternate spellings
EleanoreElinora
In other languages
Eleonora (Italian)Léonore (French)Eleonore (German)Leonor (Spanish)Eleonora (Polish)

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