Leonora - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Leonora \le(o)-no-ra\ is pronounced lee-a-NOR-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "compassion; light". Variant of Eleanor. Literary: Lenore was the lady lost forever in Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven". The name was used for the heroine of three major operas "Fidelio", "Il Trovatore", and "La Favorita".

Leonora has 11 variant forms: Lanora, Leanor, Leanora, Leanore, Lenora, Lenore, Leonor, Leonore, Leora, Ora and Norah.

For more information, see also related names Nora and Helen.

Baby names that sound like Leonora are Leonara, Lenorra, Lenorr, Lenorah and Lenor.

Leonora is a popular 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 Leonora. Click here to compare Leonora with related baby names.