Leonora

This name is absolutely stunning!

My naming style tends to flit around a lot, but this one is definitely sticking.

I love how versatile it is; it's both spunky and elegant, as well as having a wide variety of nicknames (my favourites being Leo and Lennie).

You could pair it with all different kinds of names. Longer trendier names: Genevieve, Madeleine and Vivienne. Old-fashioned names: Frederick, Juliet, Violet and Sebastian.

An undiscovered gem.

Beautiful

When pronounced the Italian way leo nora like when people say Leonardo every syllable I love it. I don't like it when Leon becomes Len. Takes away from the name!

Beautiful.

I love this only so I could call a girl Leo. 😍

My name is Leonora, and it's a really cool name. People do sometimes forget it, or call me Eleanor or Nora, but they don't usually have trouble pronouncing it (although they sometimes drop the 'o' in Leo and just say Lenora). It's also the name of the heroine of Beethoven's opera Fidelio. In Fidelio, Leonora (or sometimes Leonore)'s husband has attempted to expose crimes of nobleman Pizarro, so her husband is thrown in jail. She disguises herself as a man named Fidelio, and gets a job at the prison where her husband is being held. Pizarro discovers that she is helping her husband, and pulls out a knife, but Leonora pulls out a gun. She saves her husband and exposes the truth. My parents loved the opera, and loved the character of Leonora, and that's why they named me after her.

I think it sounds and looks so beautiful. Leonie would be a lovely nickname too.

Love this name. Reminiscent of light.
It's elegant & unique. Cute nickname possibilities like Nora or Leo.