Eleonor - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Eleonor \e-leo-nor\ is a variant of Eleanor (Greek), and the meaning of Eleonor is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name Eleonor sounds like Elleonor, Eleonore, Eleonora and Elenor. Other similar baby names are Leonor, Ellinor, Ellenor, Elleanor, Elinor, Elenore, Elenora, Eleanore, Eleanora, Elanor, Aleonore, Alenor and Aleanor.

Eleonor is an uncommon female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Eleonor. Compare Eleonor with related baby names.