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What does Eleanor mean?
Eleanor 
as a girls' name is pronounced EL-a-nor. It is of Old French and Old German origin, and the meaning of Eleanor is "other, foreign". From an Old French respelling of the Provençal name Alienor, from German ali, though sometimes it is taken as a variant of Helen. May also derive from Greek eleos meaning "compassion". Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (12th century) was heiress to a large part of France, wife of two kings and mother of two more (Richard the Lionhearted and John). Her powerful personality, intelligence, and energy made her unique then. Literary: Jane Austen's Elinor Dashwood in "Sense and Sensibility". First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Italian actress Eleonora Duse; actress Elinor Donahue; women's rights activist Eleanor Smeal.
STARTS WITH Ele-
ASSOCIATED WITH old, greek, compassion (gracious), powerful, intelligence, literary, lady (noble)
Variations
VARIANTS Aleanor, Alenor, Aleonore, Aline▼, Allinor, Eileanoir, Eileen▼, El, Elaine▼, Elanor, Eleanora▲, Eleanore▼, Elen, Elena▲, Eleni, Elenor, Elenora▼, Elenore, Eleonor, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elianora, Elianore, Elienora, Elienore, Elinor▼, Elinore, Ella, Elladine, Elle▲, Elleanor, Elleanora, Ellen▼, Ellene, Ellenor, Ellenora, Ellenore, Elleonor, Elli, Ellie▲, Ellin, Elliner, Ellinor, Ellinore, Elly, Ellyn, Elna▼, Elnora▼, Elora▲, Elyn, Enora, Heleanor, Heleanor, Helen▼, Helena, Helene▼, Helenora, Leanora, Lena▼, Lenora▼, Lenore▼, Leonor, Leonora▼, Leonore, Leora▼, Lina, Nelda▼, Nell▼, Nelle▼, Nelley, Nelli, Nellie▼, Nelly, Nonnie, Nora▲, Nore, Norah▲, Norina
SEE ALSO Elodie, Elvira, Ronelle
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA HELEN Elana, Ileana, Lienor
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Eleanor Celina (E.C.), ..
How popular is Eleanor?
Eleanor is a very popular first name for women (#148 out of 4276, Top 3%) but a unique surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Eleanor reached its peak rank of #29 in the U.S. during the years 1920-1929, and is currently at #32. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Aline, Eileen (#671 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Elaine (#634), Elana (#1581), Eleanora (#1035), Eleanore (#1918), Elena (#66), Eleni (#1726), Elenor, Elenora, Elenore, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elinor (#1399), Elinore, Ella (#15), Elle (#380), Ellen (#770), Ellene, Elli, Ellie (#37), Ellinor, Elly (#1603), Ellyn, Elna, Elnora, Elodie (#1049), Elora (#724), Elvira, Helen (#413), Helena (#458), Helene, Ileana (#1928), Leanora, Lena (#301), Lenora (#1218), Lenore, Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, Leora (#1680), Lina (#760), Nelda, Nell, Nelle, Nellie (#1071), Nelly (#1982), Nonnie, Nora (#30) and Norah (#140) are the prominent alternative forms of Eleanor (#32) listed in the Top 2000. These forms of Eleanor were at the top of their popularity in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 6.02%) and are now much less common (ADOPTION 2.24%, ▼63%). Ella is a constant favorite, although Nora seems to be getting popular too, while forms like Nelda have become less popular.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Eilean, Elan, Elanah, Elane, Elanie, Elanit, Elanna, Eleana, Eleanna, Elease, Eleasha, Eleen, Eleena, Elegance, Elene, Elenyi, Eleora, Elian, Eliana▲, Eliane, Elianna▲, Elianne, Elkana, Elkanah, Elkanna, Ellan, Ellane, Elyana, Gaenor, Leanor, Lenor and Nanor. These names tend to be less commonly used than Eleanor.
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