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eh-len-NOR; EH-len-uh

Eleanor

OriginEnglish variation of French Provencal Alienor, meaning unknown
GenderGirl

About Eleanor

Variation of Leonora

Pronounced eh-len-NOR; EH-len-uh.

As of September 2026, Eleanor ranked #12 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #8.

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    former First Lady of the US as wife of Franklin Roosevelt

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    Queen consort of Louis VII of France, then Henry II of England

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  • Eleanor of Provence

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  • Eleanor of England

    Queen consort of Alfonso VIII of Castile; daughter of Henry II

  • Eleanor of Castile

    Queen consort of James I of Aragon

  • Eleanor of Castile

    Queen consort of Alfonso IV of Aragon

  • Eleanor of Castile

    Queen consort of Charles III of Navarre

  • Eleanor of Sicily

    Queen consort of Peter IV of Aragon

  • Eleanor of Viseu

    Queen consort of John II of Portugal

  • Eleanor of Austria

    Queen consort of Manuel I of Portugal, then Francis I of France

  • Eleanor Jean Parker

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  • Eleanor Marie Robertson

    birth name of Nora Roberts, American novelist

  • Ella Augusta "Eleanor" Norcross

    American painter

  • Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich

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  • Eleanor Suzanne "Ellie" Daniel

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  • Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter

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  • Eleanor Holmes Norton

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  • Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson

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  • Eleanor Nancy Gow

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  • Eleanor K. Baum

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  • Eleanor "Elle" Logan

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  • Eleanor Audley

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  • Eleanor May Tomlinson

    English actress

  • Eleanor Jessie Coppola

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  • Eleanor Key Francis "Glo" Helin

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  • Eleanor Winifred Worthington

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  • Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo

    daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson

  • (Jenny Julia) Eleanor Marx

    daughter of philosopher Karl Marx

  • Eleanor Stills

    daughter of musician Stephen Stills

  • Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson

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  • Eleanor Patricia Columbus (b. 1989)

    daughter of director Chris Columbus

  • Eleanor Jasmine Lambert (b. 1993)

    daughter of actors Christopher Lambert and Diane Lane

  • Eleanor Grace Dennis (b. 2008)

    daughter of actor and TV presenter Les Dennis

  • Eleanor "Ellie" Kennedy (b. 2015)

    daughter of politician Joseph P. Kennedy III

  • Eleanor Talitha Bailey

    daughter of Devon Aoki and James Bailey

  • Eleanor Jane Calder

    English model and fashion blogger who's best known for dating Louis Tomlinson

Eleanor in pop culture

  • "Eleanor" has connections to multiple characters in William Shakespeare's plays

    notably in Henry VI, King John, etc.

  • "Eleanor Rigby

    " song by The Beatles

  • "Eleanor Put Your Boots On

    " song by Franz Ferdinand

  • Eleanor Waldorf

    character on "Gossip Girl"

  • Eleanor Henstridge

    character on TV's "The Royals"

  • Eleanor Shellstrop

    character on TV's "The Good Place"

  • Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop

    character on TV's "NCIS"

  • Eleanor "Elle" Bishop

    character on TV's "Heroes"

  • Eleanor "Nell" Potter

    character on TV's "Smallville"

  • Eleanor "Nell" Crain/Vance

    character in "The Haunting of Hill House"

  • Eleanor Arroway

    character in Carl Sagan's "Contact"

  • Eleanor "Ellie" Nash

    character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"

  • Eleanor "Norrie" Calvert

    Hill, character on TV's "Under the Dome"

  • Eleanor

    character in video game "Rule of Rose"

  • Eleanor Lamb

    character in video game "Bioshock 2"

  • Eleanor Douglas

    character in "Eleanor and Park" by Rainbow Rowell

  • Eleanor Oliphant

    protagonist of book "Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine" by Gail Honeyman

  • "Queen Eleanor's Confession"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

Variations & nicknames

  • EileanóraIrish
  • ÉlénoraFrench
  • ElinorFrench
  • EleanoreFrench
  • ElinoreFrench
  • EilonóraGaelic
  • EalanorGaelic
  • EléonoreFrench
  • EleonoreGerman
  • EleonoraItalian
  • EleonoraSwedish
  • EllinorScandinavian
  • LeonorPortuguese

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